Tenczyn Castle stands 1,348 feet (411 meters) above sea level on the highest hill of Garb Tenczyński, in Rudno, Poland. It is an irregular polygon over 459 feet (140 meters) east to west. A diploma of King Władysław I the Elbow-high first mentioned it in 1308, and the Tęczyński family held it. The medieval castle had round Gothic towers, including the largest, the Nawojowa tower.
Jan Tęczyński built a new mannerist structure in 1570, with three wings around a central courtyard and Renaissance attics and arcades. Italian-style gardens and vineyards lay below.
Władysław Jagiełło imprisoned captured Teutonic prisoners here after Grunwald. Swedish-Brandenburgian forces captured it in 1655, and the castle was burned in July 1656. The Potocki family owned it from 1816 until 1939. It remains in disrepair.
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