system of Eagles' Nests castles

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chain of castles cultural heritage site fortification system

The system of Eagles' Nests castles is a chain of medieval fortresses built along the Polish Jura highlands, primarily by King Casimir III the Great, to defend the historical border between Lesser Poland and Silesia.

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system of Eagles' Nests castles canonical 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chain of castles ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
fortification system ⓘ
builtBy Casimir III the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
builtInCentury 14th century ⓘ
builtInPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
builtUnderRuleOf Casimir III the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic castles located on high rocks ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
followsRoute Trail of the Eagles’ Nests ⓘ
surface form: Trail of the Eagles' Nests
hasPart Biskupice Castle ruins ⓘ
Bobolice Castle ⓘ
Boronów Castle ruins ⓘ
Lipowiec Castle ⓘ
surface form: Bąkowiec Castle

Bąkowiec Castle in Skała ⓘ
Będzin Castle ⓘ
Lipowiec Castle ⓘ
Mirów Castle ⓘ
Morsko Castle ⓘ
Ogrodzieniec Castle ⓘ
Ojców Castle ⓘ
surface form: Ojcow Castle

Olsztyn Castle (near Częstochowa) ⓘ
Ostrężnik Castle ruins ⓘ
Pieskowa Skała Castle ⓘ
Pilica Castle ⓘ
Suliszowice Castle ruins ⓘ
surface form: Przewodziszowice Castle ruins

Rabsztyn Castle ⓘ
Rokitno Castle ruins ⓘ
Ryczów Castle ⓘ
Siewierz Castle ⓘ
Smoleń Castle ⓘ
Suliszowice Castle ruins ⓘ
Suliszowice Castle ruins ⓘ
surface form: Suliszowice watchtower ruins

Tenczyn Castle ⓘ
Udórz Castle ruins ⓘ
Włodowice Castle ruins ⓘ
Łutowiec watchtower ruins ⓘ
locatedIn Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska ⓘ
Poland ⓘ
Jura Krakowsko-Częstochowska ⓘ
surface form: Polish Jura
locatedInRegion Lesser Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNearHistoricalBorder Lesser Poland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Silesia ⓘ
namedAfter eagle nests metaphor ⓘ
partOf cultural landscape of the Polish Jura ⓘ
purpose border defense ⓘ
control of strategic passes ⓘ
protection of trade routes ⓘ
terrainType limestone highlands ⓘ
rocky hills ⓘ
usedFor historical education ⓘ
tourism ⓘ

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Ojców Castle → partOf → system of Eagles' Nests castles ⓘ