Malbork Castle, Poland 2004 postcard stamp

Postcard

 

• Picture / Image:  Malbork, Poland [castle] Malbork Zamek Pokrzyzacki
• Publisher:  not known
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  Poland 2.10 Krakow stamp
• Postmark(s):  Dobre Miasto 9/8/04
• Sent to:  Bolton, Lancs., England
• Notes & Key words: 

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UK (incl. IOM, CI & BFPO): 99p

Europe: £1.60

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information:

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The Castle in Malbork (German: Die Marienburg, Polish: Zamek w Malborku) was built in Prussia by the Teutonic Order, a German Roman Catholic religious order, as an Ordensburg. The Order named it Marienburg, literally "Mary's Castle". The town which grew around it was also named Marienburg, and since 1945 it is known as Malbork.

The castle is a classic example of a medieval fortress, and is the world’s largest brick gothic castle. UNESCO listed the castle and its museum as World Heritage Sites in December 1997 as Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork. It is one of two World Heritage Sites in the region with origins in the Teutonic Order. The other is the Medieval Town of Torun, founded in 1231 as the site of the castle Thorn (Torun).