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 Order
surface form: Teutonic Knights

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 Marienburg Castle self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ordensburg Marienburg
hasFortificationType curtain walls
moat
towers
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationDate 1997
laterUsedBy Polish kings
Government of Prussia
surface form: Prussian authorities
locatedIn Malbork
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Pomeranian Voivodeship
locatedInFormerTerritory Royal Prussia
locatedInHistoricalRegion Pomerania
locatedOnRiver Nogat
surface form: Nogat River
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
surface form: 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 Marienburg Castle
this entity surface form: Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork
World Heritage Sites in Poland hasPart Marienburg Castle
this entity surface form: Malbork Castle complex
Malbork hasLandmark Marienburg Castle
this entity surface form: Malbork Castle
Malbork knownFor Marienburg Castle
this entity surface form: Malbork Castle
Malbork hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Marienburg Castle
this entity surface form: Malbork Castle
Nogat hasLandmarkOnBank Marienburg Castle
this entity surface form: Malbork Castle
Marienwerder hasStructure Marienburg Castle
this entity surface form: Teutonic Order castle
Winrich von Kniprode placeOfBurial Marienburg Castle
Winrich von Kniprode residence Marienburg Castle
Marienburg Castle formerName Marienburg Castle self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ordensburg Marienburg
Mergentheim hasLandmark Marienburg Castle
this entity surface form: Teutonic Order Castle