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The defensive walls of Łęczyca are walls constructed around the small, but once strategically important Polish town of Łęczyca. They were built by Kazimierz Wielki also known as Casimir III the Great, who reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. The walls were built in the years 1350-1370. In 1793 the Prussians decided to transform Łęczyca into a fortress. Napoleon's armies maintained the fortress until the Austrians started to demolish the fortifications in 1809. By 1820 moats were filled and the biggest part of the walls was dismantled. The brick was used in the construction of houses. The original walls enclosed an area of approximately 9 hectares, amounted to 1150 metres in length and 7 metres in height.

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  • The defensive walls of Łęczyca are walls constructed around the small, but once strategically important Polish town of Łęczyca. They were built by Kazimierz Wielki also known as Casimir III the Great, who reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. The walls were built in the years 1350-1370. In 1793 the Prussians decided to transform Łęczyca into a fortress. Napoleon's armies maintained the fortress until the Austrians started to demolish the fortifications in 1809. By 1820 moats were filled and the biggest part of the walls was dismantled. The brick was used in the construction of houses. The original walls enclosed an area of approximately 9 hectares, amounted to 1150 metres in length and 7 metres in height. (en)
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  • The defensive walls of Łęczyca are walls constructed around the small, but once strategically important Polish town of Łęczyca. They were built by Kazimierz Wielki also known as Casimir III the Great, who reigned as the King of Poland from 1333 to 1370. The walls were built in the years 1350-1370. In 1793 the Prussians decided to transform Łęczyca into a fortress. Napoleon's armies maintained the fortress until the Austrians started to demolish the fortifications in 1809. By 1820 moats were filled and the biggest part of the walls was dismantled. The brick was used in the construction of houses. The original walls enclosed an area of approximately 9 hectares, amounted to 1150 metres in length and 7 metres in height. (en)
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  • Defensive walls of Łęczyca (en)
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