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📜 object history:
The first brick castle was built in the years 1270-85, in the place where there was previously a wooden and earth stronghold from 1234 (even earlier, there was a Slavic stronghold in Radzyń, and then a fortalice of the dukes of Masovia). While still in the process of construction work, in 1278, the fortress was temporarily captured by the Prussians, which probably made the authorities of the Teutonic Order realize that the complex under construction may prove insufficient to maintain a military advantage over the Prussian tribes. Hence, at the beginning of the 14th century, the facility was expanded and received its final form. The Gothic stronghold was built on a square plan with towers in the corners and an additional, highest octagonal tower of final defense in the north-west corner. The building was very similar to the castle in Gniew, which is why some researchers are convinced that both castles were designed by the same architect. The entrance gate was located on the south side. The castle in Radzyń Chełmiński was one of the most powerful fortresses in the south of the Teutonic State. It proved its military usefulness already in 1330, when Polish, Hungarian and Lithuanian troops led by Władysław the Elbow-high invaded the Chełmno region. 'For several weeks, the king of Poland plundered and burned the entire Chełmno land except for the fortresses, none of which he could take, although he stormed some of them with all his forces'. The castle was captured only by troops returning from the unsuccessful siege of Malbork - it took place on September 21, 1410. However, soon (1411) the object (and the entire Chełmno land) returned to the Teutonic Knights as a result of a peace agreement. In 1466, under another Polish-Teutonic agreement, Radzyń Chełmiński was incorporated into the Kingdom of Poland as part of Royal Prussia. The facility was seriously damaged during the war of 1626-29 (war with Sweden). Later, it lost its military value and was abandoned. The technical condition of the stronghold was so bad that at the end of the 18th century, the Prussian authorities began its demolition in order to build a fortress in nearby Grudziądz from the obtained bricks. Securing the castle in the form of a permanent ruin began in the mid-19th century and continues to this day.