Gniew, a photo from Pomorskie, West

Photographer's Note

View of the town Gniew with the Teutonic Castle.
The town is situated in northern Poland where the Knights of the Teutonic Order built more than 50 fortresses.
The castle in Gniew was built as a fortress on the Vistula River. The Order was sent there in 1225 by the Pope to convert the local pagan population into Christianity. In 1226 the Order was given land from Polish Duke Konrad of Masovia, with an aim to protect Poland against the attacks of pagan Prussians.
The Teutonic Order grew quickly in power, built many castles that were situated of the distance of about 30 km away from each other. This is the distance that needs a horseman in one day.
One of the castles is located in the town of Gniew, on the Vistula River. It was built after 1290.
Wladyslaw Jagiello, Polish king, defeated the Teutonic Knights in 1410, the castle Gniew was occupied by the Polish army and rebuilt after the war.
Today, the castle held tournaments, artistic blacksmithing demonstrations, camps and other events.

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vishaal (1042) 2014-11-25 21:51

Hello Ryszard,
Greetings from India!
Beautiful red roofed town with the magnificant castle. A wonderful POV with your panoramic format. Interesting and informative note also.
Best Regards,
Vishal.

emka (158962) 2014-11-25 23:10

cześć Ryszard, Słyszałam o tym krzyżackim zamku w Gniewie, ale tam ningdy nie byłam. super widok.

Pozdrawiam Małgorzata

jjcordier (79299) 2014-11-25 23:25

Ryszard
Bon point de vue sur ce château teutonique assez massif.
Amicalement
JJ

jurek1951 (42198) 2014-11-25 23:29

Witaj Ryszard,
imponujace sa te zamczyska i koscioly budowle przetrwaly wieki,ladna panorama Gniewu,pozdrawiam
Jurek

lousat (140070) 2014-11-26 0:42

Hi Ryszard,a beautiful postcard from this polish village,very elegant and colorful with the big castle builth in a very original and geometric style.An excellent capture with fine detail and bright colors despite the cloudy day.Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

timecapturer (49288) 2014-11-26 5:03

Hello Ryszard
another amazing looking Polish town, with some really beautiful architectural heritage too. Love the red rooftops which stand out so proudly in the mix of blue and green.

Impressive!

Regards - B.

eldancer1 (36343) 2014-11-26 7:04

Wow! Awesome capture of this ancient town with its beautiful architectures, and thanks for the wonderful information about this place. Good lighting and sharp details. Good colors and saturation. Well done, tfs.

jhm (211738) 2014-11-26 7:44

Witaj Ryszard,

A wonderful panorama sight on the village in background.
Light and sharpness colours together make the picture very attractive.
Excellent composition and lovely presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

cornejo (61504) 2014-11-26 10:18

Ryszard Witaj very good picture of this view of the interesting village with castle, beautifully captured in this beautiful image with good sharpness, nice light, color and quality. Great and interesting job perfectly done, congratulations my friend. Thanks for sharing this beautiful work.

Good night and happy week.
Warm greetings from southern Spain.
Angel.

GiovanniG (3914) 2014-11-27 3:03

Ciao Ryszard,
Most pleasing scene of this Teutonic Castle. The light and colors are exceptional.
Well done sir.
Regards,
GiovanniG

Silvio1953 (223103) 2014-11-27 9:37

Ciao Ryszard, great view of beautiful city with fantastic cathedral and fabolous castle, wonderful colors and excellent clarity, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

mkamionka (75255) 2014-12-02 22:26

Czesc Ryszard,
piekna panorama. Nie slyszalem nigdy chyba o tym miescie ale bardzo podoba mi sie ten zamek i chetnie bym to miejsce kiedys odwiedzil. Oprocz zamku katedra dodaje jeszcze jednej ciekawej sylwetki.
Wszystko tak jak lubie :)
Pozdrawiam serdcznie,
M