Siewierz Castle
Castle of Bishops in Siewierz - a castle formally housing castellans who raised the castle in the thirteenth century. The stronghold formerly fortified a hamlet in the area, which can be traced back to the origins of the Church of St.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the Lesser Poland part of the Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
- Also known as: “Castle of Bishops in Siewierz” and “Zamek Biskupów Krakowskich”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Saint Valentine and Saint Barbara church in Siewierz and Church of Saint Matthias in Siewierz.
Saint Valentine and Saint Barbara church in Siewierz
Church
Photo: Przykuta, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Valentine and Saint Barbara church in Siewierz is situated 240 metres southwest of Siewierz Castle.
Church of Saint Matthias in Siewierz
Church
Photo: Lestath, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of Saint Matthias in Siewierz is situated 260 metres northwest of Siewierz Castle.
Siewierz
Railway station
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Siewierz is a railway station, which is situated 1¼ km north of Siewierz Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Siewierz and Gołuchowice.
Siewierz
Town
Photo: Seboloidus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Siewierz is a town in southern Poland, in the Będzin County in the Silesian Voivodeship, seat of Gmina Siewierz. Siewierz is located in Dąbrowa Basin, which is part of the historical and geographical region of Lesser Poland.
Gołuchowice
Village
Gołuchowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Gołuchowice is situated 3½ km southeast of Siewierz Castle.
Czekanka
Village
Czekanka is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Siewierz, within Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Czekanka is situated 3½ km northeast of Siewierz Castle.
Siewierz Castle
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gmina Siewierz, Będzin County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.46732° or 50° 28′ 2″ northLongitude
19.24166° or 19° 14′ 30″ eastOpen location code
9F2XF68R+WMOpenStreetMap ID
way 46845003OpenStreetMap feature
building=castleOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q9386570
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Siewierz Castle” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Castle of Bishops in Siewierz”
- Dutch: “Bisschoppelijk kasteel van Siewierz”
- German: “Burg Siewierz”
- Polish: “Zamek biskupi w Siewierzu”
- Polish: “Zamek w Siewierzu”
- Russian: “Севежский замок”
- Ukrainian: “Севезький замок”
- Vietnamese: “Lâu đài Siewierz”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Brama Biskupia and Izba Tradycji i Kultury Dawnej.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as HEBAN and Plebania kościoła św. Macieja Apostoła w Siewierzu.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Siewierz Castle”. Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.