Photographer’s Note
THE ORIGIN OF THE OJCOW CASTLE WITH THE FORTIFICATION WORKS OF KING KAZIMIERZ THE GREAT IN THE SECOND HALF OF THE XIVth CENTURY. THE KING NAMED IT "OCIEC U SKA£Y" ("FATHER BY THE ROCK"), THUS COMMEMORATING THE EXILE AND WANDERINGS OF HIS FATHER, W£ADYS£AW LOKIETEK. THAT NAME, TRANSMITTED BY CHRONICLES IN A VARIETY OF FORMS (OCZECZ, OCZIEC, SZYEC), SURVIVES NOW AS OJCOW.
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- Copyright: Remi Krystian Domanski (red7) (86)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2009-08-23
- Categories: Ruins
- Exposure: f/5.6, 1/400 seconds
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- Photo Version: Original Version
- Theme(s): Architecture I [view contributor(s)]
- Date Submitted: 2009-08-31 11:02
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