Lanckorona Castle

Lanckorona Castle
General information
Architectural style Polish Gothic
Town or city Lanckorona
Country Poland
Coordinates 49°50′52″N 19°42′45″E / 49.8478°N 19.7124°E / 49.8478; 19.7124Coordinates: 49°50′52″N 19°42′45″E / 49.8478°N 19.7124°E / 49.8478; 19.7124
Construction started 14th century
Completed before 1330
Demolished 1655, 1771, 1870
Castle Hill 1772
Layout of the Lanckorona Castle 1790

The Lanckorona Castle was built in the early 14th century in Lanckorona, Poland. It was damaged in several fires and during conflicts, especially in 1655 during the Swedish Deluge and Battle of Lanckorona in 1771. It fell into total ruin in the 20th century as the Communist government of the People's Republic of Poland encouraged looting and the decay of royal cultural heritage sites in favour of new social realism in line with the propaganda in the People's Republic of Poland.

History

As documented in the manuscripts of the chronicler and diplomat Jan Długosz, King Casimir III the Great erected the Lanckorona Castle to protect the road to Kraków and the border with the Duchy of Oświęcim.

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