Liw Castle (

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: ''Zamek w Liwie'') - a ruin of a

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ducal castle raised in the fifteenth century as a guarding stronghold in the town of Liw. The castle is located in Liw (75 km north-east of

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; in

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History

The castle was raised in the first half of the fifteenth century by Masovian Duke

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, the castle was built to secure the crossing of the river

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. In 1549,

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had personally ordered for the expansion of the castle. After the

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of the

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, all that was left of the castle were stones. In 1792, a manor house was built on top of the cinders, which was destroyed half a century later. After

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the castle and manor house were both rebuilt and since 1963 they house a museum, with a collection of military items.

History

See also