Siedlęcin Tower

Local nameWieża Książęca, Wieża Rycerska
LocationSiedlęcin, Poland

Siedlęcin Tower is the 14th-century tower castle situated in the southwestern Polish village of Siedlęcin, in the county of Jelenia Góra.

The keep in Siedlęcin is one of the best-preserved examples of such buildings in Central Europe; its construction was probably started in 1313 or 1314 by Henry I of Jawor. He and his wife Agnes of Bohemia also commissioned the medieval Gothic fresco murals depicting the legend of Lancelot that are painted in the great hall of the keep.

The tower, surrounded by a moat, is a keep of a relatively modest sort, which combines the functions of housing, ceremony, and defence in a vertical disposition analogous to those found in other castles in Europe: the lower storeys were designed for defence and for trade and business; the upper floors consisted of living quarters, and fulfilled the ceremonial functions of the dukes;…

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siedlęcin_Tower

Official Website https://wiezasiedlecin.pl/

Email wieza@wiezasiedlecin.pl

Phone +48 882 964 805

Address 21 Długa, Siedlęcin 58-522, Poland

Coordinates 50°56'6.023" N 15°41'8.129" E

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