Szymbark Castle in Northern Poland filmed at sunset.

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Check out this drone video of Poland's Szymbark Castle, compliments of AVEA - Alta Vista Epic Aerials. The castle is located in its namesake village in the Voivodeship (province) of Warmian-Masurian, which covers much of northeastern Poland. The castle was originally constructed in the 14th century by the Teutonic Order, a knightly order which was connected to the Second Crusade. Szymbark Castle was privately held for centuries before being destroyed in the aftermath of World War II; it currently lies in a ruined state.

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Szymbark [ˈʂɨmbark] (German: Schönberg) The castle was built by the Teutonic Order as a summer residence of one of the four bishops of Prussia, the Bishop of Pomesania. A Latin inscription above the main gate (Hec Porta Constructa Est Anno Domini MCCCLXXXVI Tempore Fratris Henrici De Skarlin Prepoziti) dates back to 1386 and mentions brother Henry of Skarlin as constructor. Sometimes he is described as the founder of the castle. The castle became property of the last Catholic and first Lutheran Bishop of Pomesania, Georg von Polentz, after the secularization of the Order. In 1699 it was bought by Ernst Graf Finck von Finckenstein and remained property of the Finckenstein family until 1945. In April 1945, about three month after the conquest by the Soviet Union, and again in 1947 the castle was set on fire and completely destroyed. The ruins were used for the 1996 movie The Ogre by Volker Schlöndorff with John Malkovich in the title role. Shot with M2P and Osmo Pocket Music by Scott Buckley