Uniejów Castle

Uniejów, Poland

Uniejów Castle castle was built between 1360-1365 on the site of a former wooden fortress, destroyed after a raid by the Teutonic Knights in 1331. The initiator of the construction of the castle was Gniezno's Archbishop Jarosław Bogoria Skotnicki, one of the closest associates to Casimir III the Great.

The building was greatly expanded and modernised between 1525-1534, when after a fire most of the castle's Gothic characteristics had gone. The stronghold had ended's its militaristic significance in the seventeenth century, when the castle became a residence. In 1836 the castle was taken over by the House of Toll, an Estonian family. In 1848, Aleksander Toll had reconstructed the castle into a Classical architectural style. The castle in Uniejów is a prime example of accretion of architectural styles.

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Castles and fortifications in Poland

Address

Zamkowa 2, Uniejów, Poland

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Details

Founded: 1360-1365
Category: Castles and fortifications in Poland

More Information

zamekwuniejowie.pl
en.wikipedia.org

Rating

4.5/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Michal Szymanski (5 years ago)
Great experience. Big rooms, fantastic food. Could use aircon in these hotter summers

E K. (5 years ago)
Very good hotel

Maciej Polakowski (5 years ago)
Castle next to a river surrounded by a park. View from a castle tower is amazing it spans from the city through river to some nearby villages. It is possible to get a guide amd person doing it was really passionate about it. Beautiful place and if you are bored there is an aquapark right next to it.

Marcin Suskiewicz (7 years ago)
We recently rented all the rooms for our wedding. The place is lovely and especially the historical apartments are absolutely unique -- huge and atmospheric. And they are good value for money, too, compared to 4- and 5-stars hotel that would be comparable in standard. The other rooms are smaller, but elegant, cosy, and clean. There is a very good restaurant ("Herbowa"), serving international food, in the same building.

Olya Kulyova (7 years ago)
Old castle with beautiful Park

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