page_title: Konin
section_title: Castles
hierarchical_section_title: Konin / Castles
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Zabytkowy zamek z XIV w.	Koninie - Gosławicach, ul. Muzealna 6
context_page_description: Konin is a city in central Poland, on the Warta River. It is the capital of Konin County and is located within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Prior to 1999, it was the capital of the Konin Voivodeship. In 2018, the population of the city was 74,151 making it the third-largest city in Greater Poland after Poznań and Kalisz.
context_section_description: The 14th-century castle, built of brick with some details made of sandstone (probably taken from the nearby quarry of Brzeźno village), had a perimeter in the shape of a regular quadrangle. The main buildings were massive, with an octagonal watchtower in the southeast corner of the compound and a kind of great hall on its western side. The castle was also encircled with a double wall and a moat. During the Deluge of the 17th century, it was partially damaged by the Swedish army and abandoned to slow decay. The derelict structure was demolished during the 19th century, with its larger sections being removed about 1844–1855). Today, there are no remains of the castle itself. Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy) is located in approximately the spot where the castle had stood. Another castle, erected during the 15th century in the former Gosławice village, now Konin's Gosławice district, was restored during the 1980s.
caption: 15th-century medieval castle in the Gosławice district
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