Originally, the castle served as a fortified monastery for the knights of the Teutonic order, and was expanded in 1309 when the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order relocated to Malbork from Venice.

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The items are now housed in the museum facility, which is built inside a former Teutonic castle, officials said. Ostróda is in north-central Poland, about a 135-mile drive north from Warsaw.

The items are now housed in the museum facility, which is built inside a former Teutonic castle, officials said. Ostróda is in north-central Poland, about a 135-mile drive north from Warsaw.

The items are now housed in the museum facility, which is built inside a former Teutonic castle, officials said. Ostróda is in north-central Poland, about a 135-mile drive north from Warsaw.

The tour will last about an hour and will provide information and curiosities about the Teutonic Castle in Toruń. At 5:00 p.m., a unique lecture from the series "A Castle Full of History" will begin.

The items are now housed in the museum facility, which is built inside a former Teutonic castle, officials said. Ostróda is in north-central Poland, about a 135-mile drive north from Warsaw.

The castle was captured and destroyed during the Thirteen Years’ War, when the Teutonic Knights were eventually defeated by Poland and the Prussian Confederation.

Built by German Crusaders from the Teutonic Order on lands purchased in the 1220s, the castle was used by the knights for less than 50 years. The fortress fell to Mamluk troops from Egypt after a ...

This 13th-century fortified monastery belonging to the Teutonic Order was substantially enlarged and embellished after 1309, when the seat of the Grand Master moved here from Venice. A particularly ...

The items are now housed in the museum facility, which is built inside a former Teutonic castle, officials said. Ostróda is in north-central Poland, about a 135-mile drive north from Warsaw.