Angerburg Castle

Węgorzewo, Poland

The current Węgorzewo town was first mentioned in a 1335 chronicle as Angirburg, or 'eel castle', a settlement of the Teutonic Knights with a block house, a palisade, and a watchtower. The Grand Duke of Lithuania, Kęstutis, destroyed the wooden castle in 1365. Teutonic Knights built new brick castle in 1398. It was situated 2 km away from burnt castle on river island. Near by the castle grew settlement New Village which got allocation privilege in 1514.

From 1525 the castle was a residence of princely district. In 1734 and 1736 King of Poland Stanislaw Leszczynski visited the castle. After World War II the town was burnt by Russian soldiers and the castle was destroyed. It was rebuilt in 1980's.

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Founded: 1398
Category: Castles and fortifications in Poland

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www.stara.wegorzewo.pl

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Tadziej Haida (14 months ago)
The castle looks very beautiful from the side of the canal, as does the canal itself, but constant renovation and the inability to visit it lower the rating. Maybe next year it will be more accessible to tourists.
Ewa Pilch (16 months ago)
Interesting place, pleasant surroundings, but you couldn't enter due to renovation
Marek Mosue (18 months ago)
The building is interesting, but you can't enter it because of the "perpetual" renovation. The area around is interesting.
Magdalena S-cz (2 years ago)
The castle is in bad condition, you cannot enter the square, allegedly under renovation, but it is not visible that it is so. Separated from the street by a dense fence, so you can't see much. A photo of old Węgorzewo is hanging around.
Robert Święcki (2 years ago)
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