Castles of the Trail of the Eagles' Nests. Castle in Ogrodzieniec

1. „Castles of the Trail of
the Eagles’ Nests”
AUTHORS: THE KNIGHTS OF THE RECTANGLE TABLE
http://www.ruinyizamki.pl/rozne/zamki.html

2. What is the Eagles’ Nests’ Trail?
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The Trail of the Eagles’ Nests is one of the most popular tourist routes from
Cracow to Częstochowa.
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It’s 163 km long.
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On the trail there are many castles and ruins of the castles.
It’s here
http://gminyturystyczne.pl/region/jura

3. Czestochowa
Map of the trail
Cracow
miriabili.blox.pl

4. Who, when and why built this trail?
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The Eagles' Nests castles, many of which survived only
in the form of ruins, are perched high on the tallest
rocks between Czestochowa and the former Polish
capital Cracow.
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In the 14th century Polish king Kazimierz III Wielki
(Casimir III the Great) built this trail
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The castles were built to protect Cracow, as well as
important trading routes, against the foreign invaders.
Later, the castles were passed on into the hands of
Polish aristocratic families.

5. Castles:
http://www.ruinyizamki.pl/rozne/zamki.html

6. Royal castle in Ojcow
It has two parts. The first one is a residential building. The second one is fortified. It has a
distinctive tower.
http://www.tenpieknyswiat.pl/2006/04/17/jura-krakowsko-czestochowska-dolina-pradnika

7. Royal castle in Pieskowa Skala
www.czestochowa.simis.pl

8. Knight’s castle Lipowiec in Wygielzow
http://winnicaczak.pl/agroturystyka/index.php?id=atrakcje

9. Knight’s castle
in Smolen
pl.wikipedia.org

10. Knight’s castle in Pilica
Old castle walls from 1651.

11. Palace in the castle in Pilica

12. Knight’s castle
in Bydlin
Ruins are on the top of a rocky hill.

13. Knight’s castle Bakowiec in Morsko
Castle ,,Bakowiec’’ was built on lofty rock on the plan of the irregular polygon .
http://www.marcinkrysiak.pl/pl/zdjecie/890/Zamek_zamki_szlak_orlich_gniazd_Morsko_Polska/

14. Knight’s castle
in Mirow
wolfik.bikestats.pl

15. Knight’s castle
in Korzkiew

16. Royal castle in Olsztyn
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plik:Castle_in_Olsztyn.JPG

17. Knight’s castle in Rabsztyn
In Rabsztyn there are ruins of a medieval castle and fragments of a palace from 17th century
http://www.odkryjmalopolske.pl/zamek-w-rabsztynie.html

18. Reconstructed
royal castle in
Bobolice
Castle before the
reconstruction
This castle was built in 1350-1352.
Its reconstruction started in 2004
and ended in 2011.
http://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamek_Bobolice

19. Knight’s castle in Ogrodzieniec
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The castle in Ogrodzieniec
is one of the most
impressive castles of the
Trail of the Eagles’ Nests.
http://www.zamek-ogrodzieniec.pl/kategorie/historia
http://www.travelin.pl/region/wyzyna-krakowsko-czestochowska

20. History of the Ogrodzieniec castle
(part I)
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In the12th century Ogrodzieniec
was a small village with a few
wooden houses. Knights of
family „Włodkowie” lived in this
village.
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In 1241 Tatars burnt the village.
Then knights built a new, gothic
castle. They used stone to do it.
They were living in this castle up
to 1470.
http://rzeczpospolitaobojganaro
dow.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?f=
91&t=114
http://www.zamek-ogrodzieniec.pl/kategorie/zamek

21. History (part II)
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Later, the castle had
different owners. In 1523 its
owner was Jan Boner. His
family extended the castle.
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Sweden attack in 1655
damaged southern part of
castle’s walls. Stanisław
Warszycki built new, bigger
walls.
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In 1702 Swedes attacked
again and burnt half of the
castle. This event started the
devastation of the castle
which was never rebuilt.
http://www.zamek-ogrodzieniec.pl/kategorie/historia

22. Now in ruins
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In summer there are many interesting events in the
castle like knight duels and the shows of historical
dances.
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„Knights’ inn” is a restaurant with a medieval decor
situated near the castle. The food is delicious.
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„Evening with ghosts” – in the evenings you can go with
a guide to visit the ruins.The guide tells the visitors many
scary legends about the castle and the ghosts and
monsters come out from the darkness.
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Castle museum – there is a small museum near the
castle. You can learn a lot about the castle’s history.

24. Thank you for watching!!!
The knights of the Rectangle Table
Rafal
Ines
Martyna
Malgosia