Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork (Malbork)
Poland /
Pomorskie /
Malbork
World
/ Poland
/ Pomorskie
/ Malbork
World / Poland / Pomeranian
tower, castle, museum, park, fortification, Brick Gothic (architecture), UNESCO World Heritage Site
Malbork Castle, built by the Teutonic Order as an Ordensburg and named Marienburg (literally "Mary's Castle"). The castle is a classic example of a medieval fortress; it is the world’s largest brick Gothic castle and one of the most impressive of its kind in Europe. The castle and its museum were listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in December 1997.
www.zamek.malbork.pl/en/index.html
www.zamek.malbork.pl/en/index.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malbork_Castle
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Coordinates: 54°2'23"N 19°1'44"E
- Swan Tower 42 km
- Stągiewna Gate 42 km
- Fragment of walls and tower of Teutonic Castle 42 km
- Saint Hyacinth Tower 43 km
- Zamek w Radzyniu Chełmińskim 73 km
- Gothic St George Guildhall in Toruń 118 km
- New gate 138 km
- Góra Piekielna 99.4 m 162 km
- Wieża w Świerczach 191 km
- Observation Tower 240 km
- gothic church 0.2 km
- Bridge for pedestrians 0.3 km
- "Zamkowa" inn 0.6 km
- Szkola muzyczna I stopnia im. Ignacego Paderewskiego 0.6 km
- Seasonal camping 0.7 km
- Malbork Kałdowo railway station 0.9 km