| Tenczyn Castle | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Polish Gothic-Polish Mannerism |
| Town or city | Rudno |
| Country | Poland |
| Construction started | 1319 |
| Completed | 15th century |
| Demolished | 1655-1656, 1768 |
Tenczyn Castle, also known as Tęczyn Castle, is a medieval castle in the village of Rudno in the Polish Jura, Poland. It was built as a seat of the powerful Tęczyński family.[1] The castle fell into disrepair during the Deluge in mid-17th century, after being pillaged and burned by Swedish-Brandenburgian forces looking for the Polish Crown Jewels and rumored treasures of the Tęczyński family.[2] Subsequently rebuilt, it again fell into disrepair after a major fire in the mid-18th century and remains in that state to this day.
The castle stands on the remnants of a Permian period lava stream, the highest hill of Garb Tenczyński (Castle Hill), which is 411 m above the sea level.
- ^ "Rudno". zamki.res.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ Ryszard Rogiński (1990). Zamki i twierdze w Polsce: historia i legendy (Castles and fortresses in Poland: history and legends) (in Polish). Instytut Wydawniczy Związków Zawodowych. p. 97. ISBN 83-202-0796-7.