During the Prussian uprising in 1260 the castle was burned by the Prussians, but it was soon rebuilt. Like Gross Wohnsdorf, it was probably also ravaged by the Lithuanians. No later than the mid-14th century Allenburg, too, was rebuilt in stone, but the castle was considerably smaller than Gross Wohnsdorf. In particular, a record of 1384 mentions that its arsenal held five crossbows and 720 bolts (arrows) for them, which clearly points to a rather modest garrison. At the beginning of the Thirteen Years' War (1454–1466), in 1455, Allenburg was captured by the Poles and burned. After the war, given the Order's difficult financial situation and the presence of Gross Wohnsdorf Castle nearby, Allenburg was not rebuilt, and its remains were dismantled for bricks.
Translated from Russian with the help of AI (Claude, Anthropic), October 2026.
