Czerwińsk (monastery on the Vistula)¶

In 1410 [Historical record]¶

A Masovian monastery town on the Vistula. The allied army of Jogaila and Vytautas crossed the river here on a pontoon bridge prefabricated near Kozienice in winter and spring 1410, floated down and assembled in about half a day on 30 June; the crossing ran from 30 June to 2 or 3 July (en.wikipedia, Czerwińsk Floating Bridge). The exact spot above the monastery is uncertain. Janusz I of Masovia fought at Grunwald with his Masovians.

Czerwińsk (monastery on the Vistula)


Type	place
Note	Masovian monastery town on the Vistula where the allied armies crossed on the pontoon bridge, 30 Jun - 2/3 Jul 1410; the exact spot above the monastery is uncertain.

In the saga¶

The saga’s Lithuanian spelling is Červinskas. The Brest council of December 1409 (Book III ch. 13) names the crossing place; the crossing itself is ch. 15, Tiltas per Vyslą, told from the wolves’ bank.

Scenes set here¶

Book III ch. 15; see the bridge.

Relations

Events here: Pontoon bridge over the Vistula at Czerwińsk

Timeline¶

Year	Event	Book
1410-06-30	Pontoon bridge over the Vistula at Czerwińsk	III · The Green Wood

Connections¶

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