Marienburg Castle

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Marienburg Castle is a massive medieval fortress in Malbork, Poland, renowned as one of the largest brick castles in the world and a former stronghold of the Teutonic Knights.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Heritage Site
brick castle
castle
medieval fortress
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Brick Gothic
area about 21 hectares
builtBy Teutonic Knights
linked to: Teutonic Order

Teutonic Order
capturedBy Kingdom of Poland
capturedInYear 1457
constructionEnd 15th century
constructionStart 1270s
13th century
continent Europe
country Poland
currentUse museum
damagedIn World War II
distinction one of the largest brick castles in the world
one of the largest castles in the world by land area
formerName Ordensburg Marienburg
linked to: Marienburg Castle
hasFortificationType curtain walls
moat
towers
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 1997
laterUsedBy Polish kings
Prussian authorities
locatedIn Malbork
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Pomeranian Voivodeship
locatedInFormerTerritory Royal Prussia
locatedInHistoricalRegion Pomerania
locatedOnRiver Nogat River
linked to: Nogat
materialUsed brick
namedAfter Virgin Mary
openToPublic yes
operator Malbork Castle Museum
part High Castle
Lower Castle
Middle Castle
restoredIn 20th century
significantEvent Thirteen Years’ War
linked to: Thirteen Years' War
touristAttractionFor cultural tourism
historical tourism
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 847
usedAs headquarters of the Teutonic Order
monastic fortress
residence of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order
wasCapitalOf State of the Teutonic Order

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Teutonic Order headquartersLocation Marienburg Castle
Teutonic Order capital Marienburg Castle
World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
linked to: Marienburg Castle
World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Malbork Castle complex
linked to: Marienburg Castle
Malbork hasLandmark Malbork Castle
linked to: Marienburg Castle
Malbork knownFor Malbork Castle
linked to: Marienburg Castle
Malbork hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Malbork Castle
linked to: Marienburg Castle
Nogat hasLandmarkOnBank Malbork Castle
linked to: Marienburg Castle
Marienwerder hasStructure Teutonic Order castle
linked to: Marienburg Castle
Winrich von Kniprode placeOfBurial Marienburg Castle
Winrich von Kniprode residence Marienburg Castle
Marienburg Castle formerName Ordensburg Marienburg
linked to: Marienburg Castle
Mergentheim hasLandmark Teutonic Order Castle
linked to: Marienburg Castle