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The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, [2] commonly known as Malbork Castle (Polish: Zamek w Malborku; German: Ordensburg Marienburg), is a brick gothic castle complex located in the town of Malbork, Poland, built in 13th and significantly expanded in 14th century.
Malbork Castle viewed over the Nogat River. The town was built in Prussia around the fortress Ordensburg Marienburg, which was founded in 1274 on the east bank of the river Nogat by the Teutonic Knights. Both the castle and the town (named Marienburg in German and Malborg or Malbork in Polish) were named for their patron saint, the Virgin Mary.
The siege of Malbork took place between September 28, 1457 and August 5, 1460, during the Thirteen Years' War. The Teutonic Knights tried to regain the fortress (Ordensburg) of Malbork (or Marienburg ), which had been the capital of their state , but was captured by the Kingdom of Poland in June 1457.
Located in Poland, Malbork Castle is the largest castle in the world. The castle was founded in 1274 by the Teutonic Knights who used it as their headquarters to help defeat Polish enemies and rule their own northern Baltic territories. The castle was expanded several time to host the growing number of Knights until their retreat to Königsberg ...
Malbork Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. B. Babice (Lipowiec Castle) Lesser Poland Voivodeship; Baligród Castle – Subcarpathian Voivodeship;
On 24 November, the Russians returned, this time being led by Afanasy Ordin-Nashchokin.The Russian army, according to contemporary Swedish accounts, consisted of 3,000 infantry and 500 cavalry.
The Malbork Castle, known in German as Marienburg, was built on the Nogat River in the Vistula Delta by the Teutonic Knights in 1406. It is the largest brick Gothic castle in the world. More selected pictures
Malbork Castle Konrad von Erlichshausen or Ellrichshausen , was born in 1390 or 1395 at Ellrichshausen, near Satteldorf in Swabia and died in 1449 in the Malbork Castle . He was the 30th Grand Master of the Teutonic Order he led from 1441 to 1449.