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Mirów Castle
Mirów Castle () is a 14th-century castle, now ruined, located in the Mirów village, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It changed owners multiple times, and was finally abandoned in 1787. Ruiny zamku w Mirowie ante 1932 (47778457) (cropped).jpg, Castle ruins, before 1932 Mirów Castle 061914.jpg, Mirów Castle, Poland. Aerial. Medieval castle.jpg, Remains for the air See also *Castles in Poland This is a list of castles in Poland in alphabetical order, based on similar lists compiled by various sight-seeing societies.Castles in Silesian Voivodeship Myszków County {{Poland-castle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirów, Silesian Voivodeship
Mirów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Niegowa, within Myszków County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Niegowa, east of Myszków, and north-east of the regional capital Katowice. It is best known for the ruins of the 14th-century Mirów Castle, part of a defensive chain of medieval castles built along Polish Jura (''Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska''). To the south of Mirów, there are Beskidy Mountains, including Silesian and Żywiec Beskids The Żywiec Beskids (; ) is a mountain range in the Outer Western Carpathians in southern Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes an .... References Villages in Myszków County {{Myszków-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Gothic
The Gothic architecture, Gothic architecture arrived in Poland in the first half of the 13th century with the arrival of the Dominican Order, Dominican and Franciscans, Franciscan orders. The first elements of the new style are evident in the foundation of the Dominican Basilica of Holy Trinity, Kraków, Trinity church in Kraków (1226–1250),Marek StrzalaStroll through the historic Kazimierz area.''Krakow Info.com'' (Internet Archive). Retrieved . built by Bishop Iwo Odrowąż. Rebuilding of the Wrocław Cathedral, started in 1244, was another early manifestation of the Gothic style. The earliest building in Poland built entirely in the Gothic style is the Sanctuary of St. Jadwiga in Trzebnica, chapel of St. Hedwig in Trzebnica (1268–1269), on the grounds of a Cistercian monastery. Gothic architecture was preceded by the Romanesque architecture, Romanesque style, and some Romanesque buildings still survive, mostly in the north and west of the country (see Romanesque architecture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles In Poland
This is a list of castles in Poland in alphabetical order, based on similar lists compiled by various sight-seeing societies.ZAMKI. Spis miejscowości z opisanymi zamkami i fortalicjami. 2014. B * Baligród Castle – Subcarpathian Voivodeship * Baranów Sandomierski Castle – Subcarpathian Voivodeship * Barciany Castle – Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship * Barczewko Castle – Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship * Bardo, Poland, Bardo – Lower Silesian Voivodeship * Bąkowa Góra – Łódź Voivodeship * Bąkowiec Castle – Silesian Voivodeship * Bełżyce Castle – Lublin Voivodeship * Besiekiery Castle – Łódź Voivodeship * Bezławki – Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship * Będzin Castle – Silesian Voivodeship[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles In Silesian Voivodeship
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a mansion, palace, and villa, whose main purpose was exclusively for ''pleasance'' and are not primarily fortresses but may be fortified. Use of the term has varied over time and, sometimes, has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th- and 20th-century homes built to resemble castles. Over the Middle Ages, when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were commonplace. European-style castles originated in the 9th and 10th centuries after the fall of the Carolingian Empire, which resulted in its territory being divided among individual lords and princes. These nobles built castles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
