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Rzeszów Castle

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29: 158: 379: 54: 992: 165: 413:. The former defensive walls were incorporated as inner walls of the castle. This allowed the castle to have an additional defensive wing. The investment was never finished, however its modernisation allowed for new batteries to be constructed; this had allowed the castle to successfully be defended against by a raid of 346:
The main reason for Ligęza to build such powerful and well defended fortress may have been to so to underline his importance, authority and wealth, making his fortress and fortifications to have a greater role for repressing the people, and accepting his reign, than actually serving as a defensive
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In the suburb there stands a beautiful church, and even a better one in town, both made of stone . The castle, a cumbrous structure, stands to the south by the lake. All of these places were in a very good state before the war with the Cossacks, after it everything seems to be
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Na przedmieściu stoi śliczny kościół, a jeszcze lepszy w mieście, obydwa z kamienia . Ciężko zbudowany zamek wznosi się na południe od miasta nad jeziorem. Wszystko to znajdowało się w bardzo dobrym stanie przed wojną kozacką, teraz zaś po niej wszystko jest
292:. If such complex existed, it would have stone fortifications and wooden farm houses in the centre. The fortress' courtyard was made of mud and wood, strengthened by wooden towers, located in its corners. The 769: 323:. Close by to the complex there was a number of warehouses - whose function remains uncertain. The whole complex and warehouses were surrounded by a thick defensive wall - whose thickness passed 1,5 899: 467:
took over the estate. He was an active politician and military commander of the Anti-Crown Opposition. During his reign, the castle did not have military importance, this also included the
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close to the current castle's location. In 1620 he expanded the castle into a "Palazzo in fortezza". Following his death in 1637, the castle was inherited by his daughter Konstancja
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the castle - which was successful after a few days. Mikołaj Ligęza addressed the situation by devastating Andrzej's property in Staroniwa and Zwieńczyca. In effect Andrzej had
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and a prison. The building was deconstructed at the beginning of the twentieth century due to its poor state. The only parts left from the original complex are the
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fortress. Such perception can be strengthened by the accounts of his nephew - Andrzej Ligęza, who tried to become his successor. In 1603, he marched his army into
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The main building of the complex was fortified with walls, it had several levels and a double-courtyard located in the northern part of the complex. The complex's
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formation. It is likely that another one stood in the south-west of the complex. There is no other identification for the former existence of two other
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of Łańcut (1600-1605), and with his son Władysław (1617-1619). All of these clashes meant that, after 1620, when Mikołaj Ligęza became a
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Ligęza signed off his castle to his daughters: Pudancja and Konstancja. However, due to the decision taken up by the
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flood waters, allowing natural defences. The residence was located on top of a cliff side, in the town of
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An early fortress stood on the castle's grounds in the sixteenth century. At the end of the same century,
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fortress was expanded during the sixteenth century, whose fortifications are still currently found.
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not to be reconstructed. When Ulryk Werdum passed through the town in 1671 he described it as:
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army during a rebellion in 1663. Additional damage was caused during a war with the
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aby zamku domurowała i po wieczne czasy Ligęzowem nazwała i obwałować kazała
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formation, with four wings both having two levels each, protected by a
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Mikołaj Ligęza died in 1637. In his testament to his wife he said:
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and Karol Henryk Wiedemann. In 1820 the complex was brought under
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in the central part of the structure. They were finished off by
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with battery artillery. The fortification was strengthened by a
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Jerzey Lubomirski died in 1667, giving the estate to his son,
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The newly reconstructed castle was built in the newly popular
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at the castle's southern wing. The courtyard's levels had a
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fortify the castle and call it the Ligęza's and moat it all
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As stated in Tylman's plans, the castle was rebuilt in a
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The Lubomirski Palace is located close to the Castle.
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Not a lot is known about the initial construction of
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Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza. The land was partially owned
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Rzeszów
Subcarpathian Voivodeship
Poland
50°01′56″N 22°00′02″E / 50.03222°N 22.00056°E / 50.03222; 22.00056
Tylman van Gameren
Renaissance
Rzeszów Castle is located in Poland
Rzeszów
House of Lubomirski
provincial court
Mikołaj Spytek Ligęza
Motte-and-bailey castle
Ligęza
Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski
House of Lubomirski
Tylman van Gameren
Austrian
courthouse
gatehouse
bastion
castellan
Czchów
Sandomierz
Rzeszów
loess
Wisłok
Ligęza
Ligęza
Ligęza

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