Nidzica

State of preservation:		The castle has preserved as a whole
Admission:		The entrance to the castle museum is paid. To the bailey you may enter for free.
Parking:		By the castle there are both paid and free parking lots. A good piece of advice: the first one does not always means the best ;-)
Searching difficulty:		It is very easy to find the castle since it is visible from a distance
Access difficulty:		In order to reach the castle you need to climb up a slight hill down the walking avenue
Subjective rating:		Nice castle

Driving directions:

Nidzica is a relatively large town of the Warmian-Masurian Province, located 54 km south of Olsztyn. Entering Nidzica from the west, down the road no 538 or 545 You have to make for Szczytno (road no 545), and then turn left towards Wielbark. The castle will be visible from a distance on the hilltop.


Historical outline:

The former name: Neidenburg

Currently existing castle arose in the years of 1370-1400 at the place of a defensive building from the beginning of the XIVth cent, the history of which is not known better. The stronghold of Nidzica was extended in the XVth cent. with external fortifications with two bastilles/bastions, and then in the XVIth cent. gained the curtain walls. After the year of 1804 the so-called large house was dismantled, which could be found in the precastle, while in the 1945 the castle was partially destroyed. It was rebuilt in the years of 1961-1965 and we can admire it up to this day.




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