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Będzin (Polish: [ˈbɛɲd͡ʑin] ⓘ; also seen spelled Bendzin; Yiddish: בענדין, romanized: Bendin) is a city in the Dąbrowa Basin, in southern Poland. It lies in the Silesian Highlands , on the Czarna Przemsza River (a tributary of the Vistula ).
Będzin, city, Śląskie województwo (province), southern Poland, just northeast of Katowice, near the Czarna Przemsza River. Located on the trade route between Wrocław and Kraków, it is one of the oldest towns in the Upper Silesia coal-mining region; it developed as a centre of mining and heavy.
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Będzin is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, southern Poland. It lies in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river. Even though part of Silesian Voivodeship, Będzin belongs to historic ...
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The castle in Będzin is a beautifully situated medieval stronghold built by Casimir the Great. The construction of the castle began in the mid-thirteenth century. The place was strategically important due to a significant trade route connecting Wrocław with Krakow. The initiator of the construction of the fortress was probably the Krakow prince,Bol...
Once, King Casimir, the Great, riding through Silesia enchanted by the landscape, pointed to the hill over the Czarna Przemsza River and said: “Here I will rest.” Another legend, probably closer to the truth, is the Będzin uprising connected with the knight Benda. The founder of the local settlement was reportedly a cruel man, later punished by fat...
The current appearance of the castle in Będzin is very different from the original one. The building was severely damaged several times, including during the Swedish Deluge. Thanks to the efforts of Count Raczyński, in the 1830s, the castle in Będzin underwent a thorough renovation. Its author was the Italian architect Franciszek Maria Lanci. He pa...
The Będzin Castle is a castle in Będzin in southern Poland. The stone castle dates to the 14th century, and is predated by a wooden fortification that was erected in the 11th century. It was an important fortification in the Kingdom of Poland and later, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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Subjective rating: Beautiful castle. Driving directions: As to enter Będzin you need to drive down the road no 910 from the side of Dąbrowa Górnicza. Then you should drive straight ahead all the time down the main road and seek the castle on the right side of the road. It is visible from a distance, on the hill over houses.
