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Castles in Lower Silesia

Updated November 2026

Lower Silesia in south-western Poland has more castles and palaces than almost any other region in Europe. For centuries it belonged to Bohemia, Austria and Prussia, and every era left its residences behind.

Książ, the largest castle in Silesia, stands on a rock above a gorge near Wałbrzych. Around Jelenia Góra lies the Valley of Palaces and Gardens with dozens of manor houses, and medieval strongholds such as Bolków and Grodno guard the old routes into the mountains.

PrimeMap lists 1,312 castles and palaces in Lower Silesia. Here are some of the best known.

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Książ Castle

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Książ Castle

📍 Wałbrzych

Książ Castle (Polish: Zamek Książ, pronounced [kɕɔ̃ʂ]; Silesian: Szlos Fyrsztasztajn German: Schloss Fürstenstein) is a castle in northern Wałbrzych in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The largest castle in the region of Silesia, it is the third-largest in Poland behind Malbork Castle and Wawel Castle.

Fort Srebrna Góra

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Fort Srebrna Góra

📍 Srebrna Góra, Ząbkowice Śląskie County

Fort Srebrna Góra (Polish: Twierdza Srebrna Góra, German: Festung Silberberg, lit. "Silver Mountain Fort") is a former military fort, now preserved as a monument and museum, located in the village of Srebrna Góra, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Kłodzko Fortress

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Kłodzko Fortress

📍 Kłodzko, Kłodzko County

Kłodzko Fortress (Polish: Twierdza Kłodzko, German: Festung Glatz) is a unique fortification complex of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland. The fortress once was one of the biggest strongholds in Prussian Silesia, however, in the whole German Empire, it was regarded as a minor one.

Grodziec Castle

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Grodziec Castle

📍 Grodziec, Złotoryja County

Grodziec Castle (German: Gröditzburg or Gröditzberg) has a history dating back to 1155 and is located in the Silesia region of Poland.

Grodno Castle (Poland)

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Grodno Castle (Poland)

📍 Zagórze Śląskie, Wałbrzych County

Grodno Castle (German: Kynsburg) is a castle located in the southern parts of the Wałbrzych Mountains, on the Choina Mountain (450 metres), standing to the left of the river Bystrzyca.

Kliczków Castle

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Kliczków Castle

📍 Kliczków, Bolesławiec County

Kliczków Castle (German: Schloss Klitschdorf) is a late medieval castle in Kliczków in Poland.

Castle Bolczów

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Castle Bolczów

📍 Janowice Wielkie, Karkonosze County

The Bolcz Castle (German: Bolzenschloss, later Bolkoschloß, Bolzenstein) is a castle with fragments of natural rock walls in Poland, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Jelenia Góra, in the northern part of the Rudawy Janowickie, on a rocky, granite protrusion, about 561 metres (1,841 ft) above sea level.

Royal Palace, Wrocław

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Royal Palace, Wrocław

📍 Wrocław

The Royal Palace (Polish: Pałac Królewski; German: Stadtschloss) is a palace in Wrocław, Poland. Originally a palace of the Prussian monarchy, it now houses the city museum.

Świny Castle

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Świny Castle

📍 Świny, Jawor County

Świny Castle (Polish: Zamek Świny; formerly Schweinhausburg in German) - formerly a gord, as a stronghold existed in its location already in the fifth century - securing the Lubawecki mountain pass, the site was recorded in Cosmas' documents from 1108, where the gord is recorded as Suini in Poloniae.

Sarny Palace

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Sarny Palace

📍 Ścinawka Górna, Kłodzko County

Sarny Castle (German: Schloss Scharfeneck) is a 16th-century palace compound in Sarny, Ścinawka Górna, the administrative district of Gmina Radków, within Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Sibyllenort Palace

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Sibyllenort Palace

📍 Szczodre, Wrocław County

Sibyllenort Palace (German: Schloss Sibyllenort or Polish: Pałac Sybilli) is a former palace in Szczodre, 12 kilometres north-east of Wrocław, Silesia, Poland. It was first the seat of the dukes of Oels, and later the private property of the royal Saxon family.

Oleśnica Castle

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Oleśnica Castle

📍 Oleśnica, Oleśnica County

Oleśnica Castle (Polish: Zamek oleśnicki) is a castle in Oleśnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland.

Łomnica Palace

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Łomnica Palace

📍 Łomnica, Karkonosze County

The Łomnica Palace is a Baroque palace from the 17th century with a separate residential building, the so-called "Widow's House", located in the northern part of Łomnica, at the separation of roads to Karpniki and Wojanów, about five kilometers from Jelenia Góra.

Leśnica Castle

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Leśnica Castle

📍 Wrocław

Zamek leśnicki znajduje się na Europejskim Szlaku Zamków i Pałaców, który ma skupiać zamki i pałace dolnośląskie

Niesytno Castle

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Niesytno Castle

📍 Płonina, Jawor County

Niesytno Castle (Polish: Zamek Niesytno) was a castle in the south-west of Poland, near the village of Płonina (German name: Nimmersath), situated west of Bolków. After the castle turned into ruins, Płonina Palace was built at the same site, though the place is still often referred to as Niesytno Castle.

Cisy Castle

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Cisy Castle

📍 Chwaliszów, Wałbrzych County

Cisy Castle is a ruined mediaeval hillside castle near the village of Cieszów, in Gmina Stare Bogaczowice (a municipality), Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.

Jawor Castle

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Jawor Castle

📍 Jawor, Jawor County

Jawor Castle (Polish: Zamek w Jaworze, German: Schloss Jauer) is a castle in Jawor, Poland. The first castle was a wooden stronghold; later, Duke Bolesław the Tall built a stone tower house. The castle has been a seat of both the Piast dynasty and the Duchy of Jawor-Świdnica.

Oława Castle

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Oława Castle

📍 Oława, Oława County

Sobieski's Castle in Oława is a Renaissance-Baroque style castle located in the site of a former Gothic castle. The original castle had been built by Duke Ludwik I built in the second half of the fourteenth century.

Palace in Lubiechowa

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Palace in Lubiechowa

📍 Lubiechowa, Złotoryja County

Obiekt nie dostępny do zwiedzania. Na terenie obiektu dostępny jest hotel, restauracja oraz SPA. Organizują: - konferencje - sympozja - eventy - wesela - spotkania okolicznościowe

Stillfried Castle

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Stillfried Castle

📍 Nowa Ruda, Kłodzko County

Stillfried Castle (Polish: Zamek Stillfriedów, German: Palais Stillfried) is a historic building in Nowa Ruda, Poland.

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