Malbork Castle
Malbork Castle Zamek w Malborku (in Pols) Ordensburg Marienburg (in German) | |
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![]() Malbork Castle frae athort the Nogat | |
Location | Malbork, Poland |
Coordinates | 54°02′23″N 19°01′40″E / 54.03972°N 19.02778°ECoordinates: 54°02′23″N 19°01′40″E / 54.03972°N 19.02778°E |
Biggit | 13th century |
Offeecial name: Castle o the Teutonic Order in Malbork | |
Teep | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iii, iv |
Designatit | 1997 (21st session) |
Reference no. | 847 |
State Pairty | ![]() |
Region | Europe an North Americae |
The Castle o the Teutonic Order in Malbork[1] (Pols: zamek w Malborku; German: Ordensburg Marienburg) is the lairgest castle in the warld bi surface aurie, an the lairgest brick biggin in Europe.[2] It wis biggit in Prussia bi the Teutonic Knichts, a German Roman Catholic releegious order o crusaders, in a furm o an Ordensburg fortress. The Order named it Marienburg (Mary's Castle). The toun which grew aroond it wis an aa named Marienburg.
The castle is a classic example o a medieval fortress an, on its completion in 1406, wis the warld's lairgest brick castle.[3] UNESCO designatit the "Castle o the Teutonic Order in Malbork" an the Malbork Castle Museum as the Warld Heritage Steid in December 1997.[4] It is ane o twa Warld Heritage Steids in the region wi origins in the Teutonic Order. The ither is the "Medieval Toun o Toruń", foondit in 1231 as the steid o the castle Thorn (Toruń).
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ "Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". Whc.unesco.org. 7 December 1997. Retrieved 25 Julie 2012.
- ↑ Malbork Castle (with an area of 143,591 square meters), the largest castle in the world by KML Area Calculator. Touropia, the Travel List Website: "10 Largest Castles in the World." Accessed 6 April 2011.
- ↑ Emery 2007, p. 139
- ↑ Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, World Heritage Site. ID 847. Year 1997 UNESCO, Europe and North America
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