Everything about B Dzin Castle totally explained
Będzick Castle is a
castle in
Będzin in southern
Poland. The stone castle dates to
14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in
11th century. It was an important fortification in the
Kingdom of Poland and later, the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
The village of
Będzin originated in the
9th century. The local wooden fort, that the records show existed as early as the
11th century was destroyed during the
Tatar invasion in 1241, and subsequently rebuilt. The growing trading village of Bytom was given
Magdeburg Law city rights shortly afterwards, in 1358.
The castle was meant to be a military outpost on the southwestern border of the
Kingdom of Poland (later, the
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth). It was the most westward fortification, and was meant to hold off any invasion coming from
Bohemian or
Silesian lands. In 1807, the nearby lands were transferred to the
Duchy of Warsaw, and in 1815, to the
Congress Poland. The museum has several collections: one of armament, from medieval to
World War II times; second dedicated to the history of the Będzin Castle; third to the castles of the other nearby castles founded by Casimir the Great (
Eagle Nests Trail or
Szlak Orlich Gniazd) and the final one, to the military history of the Będzin region.
Architecture
The castle has two towers, a cylindrical one and a square one. Smaller buildings were attached to the towers. There were three layers of walls, and the castle was connected to the
city walls, parts of which survived till today.
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