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Malbork (pronounce: ['malbork], Latin: Civitas Beatae Virginis, German: Marienburg) is a town in northern Poland in the Żuławy region, with 41,000 inhabitants (2001), capital of Malbork County. Situated in the Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously in Elbląg Viovodship (1975-1998). File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ... The purpose of this page is to lay out our policies for handling sounds, and give people some useful information for handling sound files. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ... Main street in Bastrop, Texas, a small town In American English, a town is usually a municipal corporation that is smaller than a city but larger than a village. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Malbork County is a county of Pomeranian Voivodship in Poland with capital in Malbork. ... The Pomeranian Voivodship (in Polish województwo pomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in northern Poland within the historic region of Eastern Pomerania. ... Elblag Voivodship (Polish: województwo elbląskie) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975-1998, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodship and Warmian-Masurian Voivodship. ...

History

Malbork coat of arms

Malbork flag

The city of Malbork was built around the fortress of 'Malbork' (originally Marienburg in German), founded in 1274 on the right bank of the river Nogat by the Teutonic Knights and named for their patron saint, the Virgin Mary. This fortified castle became the seat of the Teutonic Order and Europe's largest Gothic fortress. The river and flat terrain allowed easy access for barges a hundred kilometers from the sea. During Prussia's government by the Teutonic Knights, they collected tolls on river traffic and imposed a monopoly of the amber trade. The city later became a member of the Hanseatic League, and many Hanse meetings were held there. The castle successfully withstood a siege after the Battle of Grunwald under the guidance of Heinrich von Plauen. However, it was sold during the Thirteen Years' War in 1457 to Casimir IV, the king of Poland, by the Bohemian king's imperial soldiers in lieu of their pay. The city of Malbork under mayor Bartholomäus Blume resisted the Poles for three further years, until he was hanged. Since then, Marienburg became one of the Polish royal residences until the partitions of Poland in 1772. In 1945 the castle was severely damaged as a result of fighting during World War II, but was reconstructed thereafter. Image File history File links Malbork_coa. ... Image File history File links Malbork_coa. ... Image File history File links Malbork_flag. ... Image File history File links Malbork_flag. ... Fortifications (Latin fortis, strong, and facere, to make) are military constructions designed for defensive warfare. ... Events May 7 - In France the Second Council of Lyons opens to consider the condition of the Holy Land and to agree to a union with the Byzantine church. ... Nogat is one of the arms of the Vistula river, in the Vistula delta. ... Teutonic Knights, charging into battle. ... Saint Mary and Saint Mary the Virgin both redirect here. ... The main gatehouse of Harlech Castle, Wales. ... Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... See also Gothic art. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... Amber pendants. ... The Hanseatic League (German: die Hanse, Dutch: de Hanze) was an alliance of trading cities that established and maintained a trade monopoly over the Baltic Sea and most of Northern Europe for a time in the later Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, between the 13th and 17th century. ... For the Boston area punk band see Siege (band). ... Combatants Kingdom of Poland Grand Duchy of Lithuania Teutonic Order Commanders WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw JagieÅ‚Å‚o, Vytautas the Great Ulrich von Jungingen Strength 39,000 27,000 Casualties Unknown 8,000 dead 2,000 captured The Battle of Grunwald or Battle of Tannenberg took place on July 15, 1410 between... The Thirteen Years War (also called the War of the Cities) started out as an uprising by Prussian cities and the local nobility with the goal of gaining independence from the Teutonic Knights. ... Events University of Freiburg founded. ... Reign From 1446 until June 7, 1492 Coronation On June 25, 1447 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents WÅ‚adyslaw II JagieÅ‚Å‚o Zofia HolszaÅ„ska Consorts Elżbieta Rakuszanka (1438-1505) Children with Elżbieta Rakuszanka WÅ‚adysÅ‚aw II JagielloÅ„czyk Jadwiga Jagiellonka... Bohemia This article is about the historical region in central Europe; for other uses, see Bohemia (disambiguation). ... The Partitions of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, commonly known as the Partitions of Poland (Polish: Rozbiór Polski or Rozbiory Polski; Lithuanian: Padalijimas) took place in the 18th century and ended the existence of the sovereign Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. ... 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the globe and is accepted as the largest and deadliest...

The castle

The castle and its museum are listed as UNESCO's World Heritage Sites. It is sometimes referred to as 'the largest heap of bricks north of the Alps'. Under continuous construction for nearly 230 years, Malbork is actually three castles nested in one another. The High, Middle and Low Castles are separated by additional dry moats and towers. It housed some 3,000 "brothers in arms". The Low Castle walls enclose 52 acres (210,000 m²), four times the area of Windsor Castle. UNESCO logo The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, commonly known as UNESCO, is a specialized agency of the United Nations system established in 1945. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... An early 18th century view of Windsor Castle by Kip and Knyff. ...

The Teutonic Knights Castle of Malbork (Marienburg)

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Famous people

• Tadeusz Brzozowski, Polish Jesuit and Father General of the Society of Jesus - born in Malbork on October 21, 1749
• Stanisław Taczak, Polish general and commander-in-chief of the Great Poland Uprising (1918-1919) - born 1874, lived and died in Malbork (on March 2, 1960)

The Very Reverend Tadeusz Brzozowski, S.J. Tadeusz Brzozowski, S.J. (October 21, 1749 - February 5, 1820) was the nineteenth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. ... The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... The Very Reverend Peter Hans Kolvenbach, S.J. serves as the current Superior General. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... Events While in debtors prison, John Cleland writes Fanny Hill (Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure). ... Categories: People stubs | 1874 births | 1960 deaths | Polish generals ... Soldiers of Greatpolish Army Greater Poland Uprising of 1918- 1919 (Polish: powstanie wielkopolskie 1918-19 roku) was a military insurrection of the Polish people in the Greater Poland region (also called the Grand Duchy of Poznań) against the German/Prussian forces. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• Malbork city website
• The Malbork Castle Museum
• Marienburg, German language site
• About Battle of Grunwald
• Knights from Malbork
• Malbork Music Festival
• Church records - statistics of burghers of town of Marienburg - 1684-1900, filmed at LDS