Ryn Castle

Ryn, Poland

At the end of the 14th century, Teutonic Knights built a castle in Ryn, serving as a base for fighting with the Lithuanians. Until 1525, the castle was the seat of the commander. After two years of the construction of the castle, then the Grand Master of the Order Winrich von Kniprode arrived in Ryn to inspect and take over the castle, and returned to the Malbork by waterway. In 1723 Ryn received city rights granted by the Prussian King Frederick William I and in 1853 the castle was converted into a prison. Since July 2006, the castle operates as a hotel.

References:

Comments

Your name

Website (optional)


Address

Plac Wolności 2, Ryn, Poland
See all sites in Ryn

Details

Founded: 14th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in Poland

More Information

www.zamekryn.pl
www.zamkigotyckie.org.pl

Rating

4.4/5 (based on Google user reviews)

Interesting Sites Nearby


Wolf's Lair (16,1 km)
Angerburg Castle (32,8 km)
Pisz Castle Ruins (38,5 km)
Ketrzyn Castle (18,7 km)
Reszel Castle (28,8 km)
Boyen Fortress (17 km)
Barciany Castle (33,2 km)
Gizycko Castle Ruins (17,4 km)
Gerdauen Castle Ruins (49,7 km)

User Reviews

DC5_ Lobo (3 months ago)
This place was amazing. I attended a holiday banquet here and it was great. There was a live band great food and nice staff. In this castle theres a hotel, indoor pool, underground club and bar, a restaurant, and a souvenir shop.
Adam (7 months ago)
Very nice food at the restaurant.
Marko Pylypec (7 months ago)
This castle is a truly wonderful place. It is a museum as well as a hotel. I was lucky enough to get a private tour of the castle and it is astonishing. They show you the different weapons and devices they had in the 11th century and has a great design over all. They have a magnificent pool in the underground segment of the castle that has a wonderful design. The only problem I find with this wonderful castle is that the hotel price is much to high. This place is glorious but the price makes me think, is it really worth it?
Richard Jonsson (8 months ago)
Very nice and interesting Castle (and Hotell) Highly recommended stay!
Yan Song (10 months ago)
It is a peace castle both side around the lake , near this castle ,you also can find some restraints and small shop to get some convince things which you need .it is value to drive 4 hours from Gdynia to here
Powered by Google

Featured Historic Landmarks, Sites & Buildings

Must-see historic sighs in Luxembourg
Photo from Flickr, copyright Tom Hilton

Historic Site of the week

Monet's Garden

Claude Monet lived for forty-three years, from 1883 to 1926, in Giverny. With a passion for gardening as well as for colours, he conceived both his flower garden and water garden as true works of art. Walking through his house and gardens, visitors can still feel the atmosphere which reigned at the home of the Master of Impressionnism and marvel at the floral compositions and nymphéas, his greatest sources of inspiration.

In 1890 Monet had enough money to buy the house and land outright and set out to create the magnificent gardens he wanted to paint. Some of his most famous paintings were of his garden in Giverny, famous for its rectangular Clos normand, with archways of climbing plants entwined around colored shrubs, and the water garden, formed by a tributary to the Epte, with the Japanese bridge, the pond with the water lilies, the wisterias and the azaleas.

Today the Monet's Garden is open to the public.

Map Top Sights Tags Historical Periods City Guides About Us Sign Up Upload new site
© 2019 SpottingHistory.com. All rights reserved.