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Rytro Castle Ruins

Name: Rytro Castle Ruins
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Location: Rytro, powiat nowosądecki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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Maciej Rsr

January 14, 2023

The last approach can be reached on an asphalt road on a road bike. The last steep, stony section has to be covered on foot (several dozen meters).

History
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The castle, located on a high hill (463 m above sea level[3]) on the right bank of the Poprad river, north of the village of Sucha Struga (currently within its administrative borders), was probably built at the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries[4]; some 19th-century authors suggested that the origins of the oldest part of the building, i.e. the stone tower, may date back to the 12th century[5]; it is now dated to the 13th century[6].

There is no information in the source documents who built the castle. The first mention comes from the privilege Władysław Łokietek of April 17, 1312, which allowed the Order of Poor Clares from Stary Sącz to collect customs duties "at Ritter Castle" (Latin prope castrum Ritter). The castle in Rytro is also mentioned in the diploma of Władysław Łokietek from 1331, who granted the burghers of Nowy Sącz a forest (Latin silvam) "next to the Rither castle" (Latin ultra Rither castrum sitam)[5]. In the 15th century, the castle in Rytro was the residence of the starosts of Sącz and was rebuilt[4].

The castle certainly belonged to the royal domain since the 13th century[3]. It remained in the hands of the tenutaries: Jakusz of Boturzyn, Czewoja coat of arms, the Toporczyk family, Topór coat of arms, who adopted the Ryterski surname; in the 16th century, Piotr Kmita became the administrator. Shortly afterwards, the castle fell into ruin, as evidenced by the account of Marcin Bielski and inspections from 1616–1617[3]. According to local reports, it was destroyed in 1657 during the invasion of Jerzy Rakoczy[7].

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Aretuz

April 28, 2025

A steep climb, but worth it for the views.

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Location: Rytro, powiat nowosądecki, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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