Prudnik Castle

Prudnik Castle
Prudnik Castle
Native names; Zamek w Prudniku (Polish); Wogendrüssel (German);
	Model of the castle
Location	Prudnik, Opole Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates	50°19′23″N 17°34′42″E / 50.322958°N 17.578392°E
Built	1255
Built for	Wok of Rosenberg
Demolished	27 August 1806
Architectural style(s)	Gothic
	Location of Prudnik Castle in Poland Prudnik Castle (Opole Voivodeship)

Prudnik Castle was a gothic castle located in Prudnik, Opole Voivodeship, within the Upper Silesia region of Poland.

History

Prudnik Castle was located in the defensive bend of the Prudnik river. It was built in 1255. It was founded a Czech knight Wok of Rosenberg.^[1]

The castle was destroyed in 1428 by the Hussites. After the end of the first Silesian War, Frederick the Great rebuilt the castle.^[2]

A fire on 27 August 1806 burnt the entire castle except of one tower called "Wok's Tower", which is now the only remnant of the castle.^[2]

^ Weltzel, Augustin (2005). Historia miasta Prudnika na Górnym Śląsku. Opole: Wydawnictwo MS. ISBN 83-8894-560-2.
^ ^a ^b Chodkowska, Anna; Chorowska, Małgorzata. "Virtual reconstruction of the medieval castle in Prudnik". CEJSH.

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