Będzin Castle

Będzin Royal Castle
General information
Architectural stylePolish Gothic
Town or cityBędzin
CountryPoland
Coordinates50°19′38″N 19°07′45″E / 50.327217°N 19.129145°E / 50.327217; 19.129145
Construction started13th century
Completed1348
Demolished1657
ClientCasimir III the Great

The Będzin Castle is a castle in Będzin in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in the 11th century. It was an important fortification in the Kingdom of Poland and later, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

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