Ruins of the Teutonic Knights' Castle

The Teutonic castle in Torun has not survived to the present times in its entirety, and to explore in the period from March to October are available its ruins, including the well-preserved vaults, courtyard and Gdanisko - knight's sanitary and defensive tower. In the ruins are also presented permanent and temporary exhibitions on archeology, workshop where bricks were made, armory, fear room and model of the castle, presenting the object in times of magnificence. In the area of the outer castle, there is an upper mill from 1262, after 2002 rebuilt into a hotel. Next to the mill there is an ogival gothic gate.

The Toruń Castle is one of the oldest strongholds on Chełmno Land, occupying an area of about 1.9 hectares, currently part of the Medieval Urban Complex which is inscribed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage list. The construction of the building began in the 13th century to form the main castle, three outer castles and the zwinger dividing them. In 1454 the castle was captured by Toruń townspeople, thus beginning the thirteen-year war. In a short time the building was demolished to prevent the army from being placed in it and the town from being subordinated to outside power. In 1966, on the 500-year anniversary of the conclusion of the Torun peace, the ruins were dug up and secured as a historical monument commemorating the return of Toruń to Poland.