Castle in Kowal

he castle in Kowal is known as the birthplace of Casimir the Great. It was mentioned at the beginning of the fourteenth century, destroyed by the Teutonic Knights in 1327, and then rebuilt and strengthened probably by Casimir the Great. In 1421, Władysław Jagiełło stayed in the castle.

In 1656, it was destroyed by the Swedish army, after reconstruction it served as the seat of the starost. Then it fell into ruin, which was demolished in 1797. Unfortunately, no research was carried out in this place.

In the city, there is Zamkowa Street with a fire station, on which a plaque commemorating the birthplace of Casimir the Great was embedded. However, Bohdan Guerquin writes that the castle was located on an island on Lake Rakutowskie.