Castle Tapiau (Gvardeysk)
| listed building / architectural heritage
Russia /
Kaliningrad /
Gvardeysk
World
/ Russia
/ Kaliningrad
/ Gvardeysk
, 1 km from center (Гвардейск)
castle, listed building / architectural heritage
Old prussians built they castle and settlement Sūgubris in this mound in the 13 century. Later it was destroyed by teutonic invaders. They built they castle were komtur residated in 1280 – 1301. During 1283 – 1290 teutonic knights built a new castle from rock. Vytautas, forthcomming grand duke of Lithuania was baptised here in 1383 after he breached of Krėvė prison. Since 1450 town and castle was named Tapiau. After Teutonic state was downed by Poland and Lithuania, teutons moved order archives to Tapiau castle and kept it during 1469-1722. Later Tapiau castle was abbandoned. Soviets built a jail on the mound, it remains active.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°38'40"N 21°4'26"E
- Gvardeysk Prison 0.2 km
- Castle Krojtsburg. 44 km
- Castle ruins of Insterburg 47 km
- Georgenburg castle 47 km
- Fischhausen castle 69 km
- Castle of Lochstädt 73 km
- Remains of Klaipeda Castle 118 km
- Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork 149 km
- Kwidzyn Castle and Cathedral 173 km
- Unfinished castle in Łapalice 193 km
- Gvardeysk Prison 0.1 km
- Military Hospital 0.5 km
- Grocery store 0.8 km
- Military complex (depot) 0.8 km
- Water tower 1.1 km
- 302nd Radio-electronic Counter measures Regt. 1.3 km
- ул. Степана Козака, 21 1.9 km
- Lake Kar'ery 3.3 km
- Early warning radar site 3.8 km