Malbork

Worth seeing in and around Malbork

2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Malbork Castle

   The Castle of the Teutonic Order in Malbork, commonly known as Malbork Castle, is a Brick Gothic castle complex located in the town of Malbork, Poland, built in the 13th and significantly expanded in the 14th century. It is the largest castle in the world measured by land area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

   800 m · castle built in Prussia (now Poland) by the Teutonic Knights · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Siege of Marienburg

   The siege of Marienburg was an unsuccessful two-month siege of the castle in Marienburg, the capital of the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. The joint Polish and Lithuanian forces, under command of King Władysław II Jagiełło and Grand Duke Vytautas, besieged the castle between 26 July and 19 September 1410 in a bid for complete conquest of Prussia after the great victory in the Battle of Grunwald.

   800 m · 1410 siege for the Malbork Castle · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   The Town

   Nice place to spend some time during summer days.

2. 02
   Monument of King Jagiellończyk
3. 03
   Church of St

   John the Baptist (Kościół Jana Chrzciciela), Stare Miasto (Next to castle).

4. 04
   Mary’s Gate

From Wikivoyage: Malbork, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   Dinopark -
2. 02
   Jumpy park -

   Rope park with many different paths, shooting range, trampolines and playground.

3. 03
   The Malbork Siege

   Medieval festival takes place in one weekend of July.

4. 04
   Magic Malbork

   Outdoor event takes place in one weekend of August.

From Wikivoyage: Malbork, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

U Flisaka, ul. Wałowa (cross the river by pedestrian bridge starting from the castle, the restaurant is in the boat near the bridge),. Polish cuisine, regional food, nice atmosphere, view of the castle. About 30 zł for a meal.

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Getting to Malbork

Airports

Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa (GDN), 53 km · Khrabrovo (KGD), 139 km · Warsaw Modlin (WMI), 206 km

Stations

Main Train Station in Malbork, 600 m

• Gdańsk → Malbork

  43 km · quickest by road, 1h 23m · zł14–18
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• Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki → Malbork

  211 km · quickest by road, 4h 5m · zł60–80
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• Poznań → Malbork

  229 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · zł60–85
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