It was king Łokietek (łokieć = elbow) who owned the castle as the first in XIV century.
Then came Kazimierz the Great who transformed it into a fortress unconquered for 250 years.
Until its gradual decline in XVII century it went from one royal hands to the others.
To commemorate all these noble people their wooden equivalents were placed all along the castle. I walk slowly from one to another and try to imagine how the life looked like in their times…
On the main photo: Stefan Batory – king of Poland
Awa on the Road 
24 March 2017 at 23:59
Interesting post, Awa.
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25 March 2017 at 19:39
Thank you, Jane. There will be a few more about this place.
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