Malbork Castle
Also known as Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, Château de Marienburg, Malbork Castle, Zamek w Malborku
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Poland
Inscribed
1997
Area
18 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Malbork Castle is about 30 km south-west of Elbląg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Medieval Town of Toruń, about 120 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Elbląg · about 128,000 peopleabout 30 km north-east
- Gdańsk · about 740,000 peopleabout 45 km north-west
- Gdynia · about 315,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Grudziądz · about 102,000 peopleabout 65 km south
- Olsztyn · about 187,000 peopleabout 100 km east
- Kaliningrad · about 435,000 peopleabout 120 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PolandCultural118 km away
Lithuania, RussiaCultural186 km away
PolandCultural239 km away
SwedenCultural312 km away
SwedenCultural322 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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