Bąkowiec Castle
Bąkowiec Castle is a fourteenth-century knight's castle ruins, located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland. The fortress was built as part of the Trail of the Eagles' Nests defence system, located in the village of Morsko, Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.Photo: Selso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Castle
- Description: historic site in Silesian Voivodeship, in Poland
- Also known as: “Zamek Bąkowiec w Morsku”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cave Głęboka (Góra Zborów) and Góra Zborów.
Cave Głęboka (Góra Zborów)
Cave
Photo: Fry72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cave Głęboka (Góra Zborów) is situated 3 km north of Bąkowiec Castle.
Góra Zborów
Peak
Photo: Merlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Góra Zborów is a peak, which is situated 2½ km north of Bąkowiec Castle.
Studnia Szpatowców
Cave
Photo: Fry72, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Studnia Szpatowców is a cave, which is situated 2 km north of Bąkowiec Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morsko and Podlesice.
Morsko
Village
Photo: Stanisław Ludwiński, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morsko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Włodowice, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Podlesice
Village
Photo: Pimke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Podlesice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kroczyce, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Piaseczno
Village
Photo: Selso, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Piaseczno is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kroczyce, within Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
Bąkowiec Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Zawiercie, Zawiercie County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.55065° or 50° 33′ 2″ northLongitude
19.52068° or 19° 31′ 14″ eastOpen location code
9F2XHG2C+77OpenStreetMap ID
way 1056654314OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q9386684
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Vietnamese—“Bąkowiec Castle” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Bąkowiec”
- German: “Burg Morsko”
- Polish: “Zamek Bąkowiec”
- Polish: “Zamek w Morsku”
- Russian: “Замок Бонковец”
- Ukrainian: “Замок Бонковець”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Bąkowiec”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skała przy zamku and Stefanowa Dziura.
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