Reszel Castle, the Glossary
Reszel Castle (Polish: Zamek w Reszlu, Burg Rößel) is a castle located in Reszel by the bank of the river Sajna, in the south-east of the town.[1]
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17 relations: Castle, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Gothic architecture, Interwar period, List of bishops of Warmia, List of castles in Poland, Lutheranism, Meissen, Olsztyn, Ordensburg, Polish language, Reszel, Sajna (river), Siege, Teutonic Order, Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship, World War II.
- Castles in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
- Kętrzyn County
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders.
Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland (Korona Królestwa Polskiego; Corona Regni Poloniae) was a political and legal idea formed in the 14th century, assuming unity, indivisibility and continuity of the state.
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Gothic architecture
Gothic architecture is an architectural style that was prevalent in Europe from the late 12th to the 16th century, during the High and Late Middle Ages, surviving into the 17th and 18th centuries in some areas.
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Interwar period
In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11November 1918 to 1September 1939 (20years, 9months, 21days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII).
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List of bishops of Warmia
This is a list of Bishops and Prince-Bishops of the Diocese of Warmia (Diecezja warmińska, Dioecesis Varmiensis, Bistum Ermland), which was elevated to the Archdiocese of Warmia in 1992.
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List of castles in Poland
This is a list of castles in Poland in alphabetical order, based on similar lists compiled by various sight-seeing societies.
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Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church ended the Middle Ages and, in 1517, launched the Reformation.
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Meissen
Meissen (Meißen), is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany.
Olsztyn
Olsztyn (Allenstein; Old Prussian: Alnāsteini) is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland.
Ordensburg
Ordensburg (plural Ordensburgen) is a German term meaning a "castle of a (military) order".
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Polish language
Polish (język polski,, polszczyzna or simply polski) is a West Slavic language of the Lechitic group within the Indo-European language family written in the Latin script.
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Reszel
Reszel (Rößel; Prussian: Resel or Resl) is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northeastern Poland. Reszel Castle and Reszel are Kętrzyn County.
Sajna (river)
Sajna is a river of northeastern Poland, a tributary of the Guber in Sątoczno.
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Siege
A siege (lit) is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault.
Teutonic Order
The Teutonic Order is a Catholic religious institution founded as a military society in Acre, Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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See also
Castles in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
- Barciany Castle
- Barczewo Castle
- Boyen Fortress
- Braniewo Castle
- Lidzbark Castle
- Nidzica Castle
- Olsztyn Castle
- Ostróda Castle
- Reszel Castle
- Ryn Castle
Kętrzyn County
- Barciany Castle
- Carlshof Institutions
- Gmina Barciany
- Gmina Korsze
- Gmina Kętrzyn
- Gmina Reszel
- Gmina Srokowo
- Korsze
- Kreis Rößel
- Kreis Rastenburg
- Kętrzyn
- Kętrzyn County
- Reszel
- Reszel Castle
- Wolf's Lair