Ojców Castle

Ojców Castle
Ojców Castle
LocationOjców, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in Poland
Coordinates50°12′43″N 19°49′48″E / 50.21194°N 19.83000°E / 50.21194; 19.83000
Built14th century
Architectural style(s)Gothic
Location of the Ojców Castle in Poland

Ojców Castle (Polish: Zamek Ojców) - a castle located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, part of a system of castles known as the Eagle's Nests (Polish: Orle Gniazda) - formerly protecting the southern border of the Kingdom of Poland; currently housing a museum dedicated to the castle in its renovated castle-tower. The castle is located in the village of Ojców (25 kilometres (16 mi) north of Kraków), Lesser Poland Voivodeship; in Poland.

The castle was used as a stronghold, built by Casimir III the Great in the second half of the fourteenth century.

The castle is located in the Ojcowski National Park.

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