Leczyca Castle

The Leczyca Royal Castle is a medieval citadel situated in Leczyca, Poland. The castle was erected by way of Casimir III the Great as a fortification at some point of 1357-1370. Immediately after its crowning glory, the Castle became a residence of king Casimir the Great, and then become the seat of the governor of Leczyca. In 1406 it changed into burned with the aid of the Teutonic Knights and rebuilt in the following years to serve as an area of a conference in 1409, where choices have been taken in reference to the upcoming conflict with the Order.

After the Battle of Grunwald a number of the Teutonic Knights had been incarcerated here. In subsequent years, the fort have become the seat of the king Casimir IV Jagiellon during every other battle with the order. After an amazing fire within the 2^nd half of of the 15^th century the fortress remained in ruins till the early 1560s. The cost of the complete mission amounted to almost 3,000 florins, derived from the royal treasury. The destruction changed into finished in 1707 for the duration of some other Swedish occupation.