Rypin

Rypin lies in Dobrzyń Land, east of Toruń. Its earlier stronghold stood at Starorypin, north of the later town, and served as a castellan's seat from the eleventh century. A Teutonic raid destroyed the original settlement in 1329, after which the town was established anew at its present site. The Piast dukes founded a hospital in memory of Duke Siemowit of Dobrzyń; in 1352 Duke Władysław the Hunchback granted it privileges. Rypin also lay on a trading route between Toruń and Brześć.