Copenhagen, Denmark
1400-1450
Roskilde, Denmark
c. 1170
Aalborg, Denmark
c. 1380-1400
Roskilde, Denmark
c. 1125
Aarhus, Denmark
12th century
Odense, Denmark
c. 1300
Ribe, Denmark
1110
Odense, Denmark
1096
Helsingør, Denmark
1559
Helsingør, Denmark
1430
Aarhus, Denmark
1060
Kolding, Denmark
c. 1250
Vejle, Denmark
13th century
Jelling, Denmark
c. 1100
Køge, Denmark
1250-1300
Ribe, Denmark
1228
Hjørring, Denmark
1250
Skagen, Denmark
14th century
Stege, Denmark
13th century
Gudhjem, Denmark
ca. 1160
Ogrodzieniec Castle is a ruined medieval castle originally built in the 14th–15th century by the W³odkowie Sulimczycy family. Established in the early 12th century, during the reign of Boles³aw III Wrymouth, the first stronghold was razed by the Tatars in 1241. In the mid-14th century a new gothic castle was built here to accommodate the Sulimczycy family. Surrounded by three high rocks, the castle was well integrated into the area. The defensive walls were built to close the circuit formed by the rocks, and a narrow opening between two of the rocks served as an entrance.
In 1470 the castle and lands were bought by the wealthy Cracovian townsmen, Ibram and Piotr Salomon. Then, Ogrodzieniec became the property of Jan Feliks Rzeszowski, the rector of Przemy¶l and the canon of Cracow. The owners of the castle about that time were also Jan and Andrzej Rzeszowskis, and later Pilecki and Che³miñski families. In 1523 the castle was bought by Jan Boner.