Post by Bonobo on Feb 24, 2012 20:02:27 GMT 1
One day I will visit this town. We always pass it going to the seaside but the timetable is always too tight.
Beginning in the 10th century, the region belonged to the Polan tribe and was part of Gdañsk Pomerania. After the division of Poland by Boles³aw Krzywousty, Gniew fell to the castellany of Starogard Gdañski. The land later fell to the Princes of ¦wiecie and in 1229 Prince Sambor and Swantopolk II of Pomerania granted it to the Cistercian abbey in Oliwa. In the second half of the 13th century, Sambor retook Gniew from the Cistercians and in 1276 bestowed it on the Teutonic Knights. Their claim was formally recognized by Mestwin II of Pomerania in 1282, and the city became the first stronghold of the Teutonic Order on the left riverside of the Vistula. A castle was built as a result of this important strategic location, and in 1297 the Teutonic Knights gave Gniew town privileges.
The most notable landmark of the town is the Ordensburg castle built by the Teutonic Order at the turn of the 14th century, as well as Marysienka's Palace, built during the second half of the 17th century. The city also boasts a well preserved medieval old town, with buildings dating from the 15th to 19th century and a Gothic church dating to the 14th century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gniew
Beginning in the 10th century, the region belonged to the Polan tribe and was part of Gdañsk Pomerania. After the division of Poland by Boles³aw Krzywousty, Gniew fell to the castellany of Starogard Gdañski. The land later fell to the Princes of ¦wiecie and in 1229 Prince Sambor and Swantopolk II of Pomerania granted it to the Cistercian abbey in Oliwa. In the second half of the 13th century, Sambor retook Gniew from the Cistercians and in 1276 bestowed it on the Teutonic Knights. Their claim was formally recognized by Mestwin II of Pomerania in 1282, and the city became the first stronghold of the Teutonic Order on the left riverside of the Vistula. A castle was built as a result of this important strategic location, and in 1297 the Teutonic Knights gave Gniew town privileges.
The most notable landmark of the town is the Ordensburg castle built by the Teutonic Order at the turn of the 14th century, as well as Marysienka's Palace, built during the second half of the 17th century. The city also boasts a well preserved medieval old town, with buildings dating from the 15th to 19th century and a Gothic church dating to the 14th century.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gniew
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