Dobczyce Castle
Dobczyce Castle is a castle in Dobczyce, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is located on a rocky hill above Lake Dobczyce. The castle was first mentioned in written sources in 1362, but had been fortified since 1311.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Zamek Królewski w Dobczycach”
- Address: Podgórska 1, Dobczyce, 32-410
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint John the Baptist church in Dobczyce and Our Lady Help of Christians church in Dobczyce.
Saint John the Baptist church in Dobczyce
Church
Photo: Qvidemus, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Saint John the Baptist church in Dobczyce is situated 220 metres northeast of Dobczyce Castle.
Our Lady Help of Christians church in Dobczyce
Church
Photo: Mach240390, CC BY 3.0.
Our Lady Help of Christians church in Dobczyce is situated 490 metres northeast of Dobczyce Castle.
Cmentarz parafialny
Cemetery
Photo: Januszk57, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cmentarz parafialny is a cemetery, which is situated 460 metres east of Dobczyce Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dobczyce and Niezdów.
Dobczyce
Town
Photo: Krzysztof Cabak, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dobczyce is a town in southern Poland, situated since 1999 in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 6,388. There is a large dam with Lake Dobczyce on the Raba river, and a partially rebuilt 14th-century Dobczyce Castle, with ruins of a 14th-century defensive wall - which is open for tourists.
Niezdów
Village
Niezdów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Niezdów is situated 2½ km northeast of Dobczyce Castle.
Dziekanowice
Village
Photo: Lollencja, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.
Dziekanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dobczyce, within Myślenice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Dziekanowice is situated 3 km north of Dobczyce Castle.
Dobczyce Castle
- Categories: castle, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Gmina Dobczyce, Myślenice County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
49.87699° or 49° 52′ 37″ northLongitude
20.08496° or 20° 5′ 6″ eastOpen location code
8GX2V3GM+QXOpenStreetMap ID
way 198950200OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q9386623
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Ukrainian—“Dobczyce Castle” goes by many names.
- German: “Burg Dobczyce”
- Polish: “Zamek dobczycki”
- Polish: “Zamek w Dobczycach”
- Russian: “Добчице”
- Russian: “Замок в Добчице”
- Ukrainian: “Добчицький замок”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muzeum Regionalne PTTK im.W.Kowalskiego and Skansen Drewnianego Budownictwa Ludowego.
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