The small town of Ciechanow is located in the north-central part of Poland, in the Masovian Voivodeship. It is easily accessible by both car and train from the direction of Gdansk or Olsztyn.
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The Malbork castle is the biggest gothic fortress of medieval Europe. The construction of the castle was started in the 13th century and built by the Teutonic Knights. During the next century Malbork (German: Marienburg) was the seat of the Grand Masters of the Teutonic Order and became the capital of the Teutonic Country.
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Gniew is situated in the northern part of Poland, on the bank of the Vistula River, about 45 km south of Malbork. Gniew is dominated by the Teutonic Knights’ castle, which was built in the 13th century on a rectangular plan, and later rebuilt in the 16th and 17th centuries. The castle is still surrounded by fragments of the defensive wall. The castle houses a museum, now.
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