Ciepłowody

State of preservation:		Quite large ruins have preserved of the castle
Admission:		Entrance to the castle area is free of charge, even though hampered by enclosure
Parking:		There is no parking lot next to the building
Searching difficulty:		Finding the monument is difficult since it is hidden deep in the village
Access difficulty:		Access to the ruins is easy but requires crossing the private property and the damaged fence gate
Subjective rating:		Nothing special

Driving directions:

Driving from Ziębice down the road no 395 to Wrocław, in Henryków you must turn left towards Ciepłowody. From that moment at all crossroads you need to head for that very place, and in the place turn to Przerzeczyn-Zdrój. After a moment you have to turn to Ząbkowice Śląskie and drive on down the main road, by which on the left side the church stands. Exactly opposite it there is a beaten path to the right, to which you need to turn and the castle will be visible on the right side behind the buildings.


Historical outline:

The former name: Tepliwoda

The knight’s castle in Ciepłowody was built by Albert I with Beard, called Lyca, in the beginning of the XIIIth cent as wooden-earth foundation. Probably his grandson, Albert III with Beard erected at the end of the XIIIth cent. a brick castle in the place of the original structure. Subsequent modifications were made in the first quarter of the XIVth cent. when the residential tower was raised. In 1441 the castle was conquered by the duke of Ziębice and the townspeople of Wrocław by reason of predatory activity of its owner – the knight Georg Reibnitz. In the next centuries the castle was often changing hands who modified it for their own use. In 1841 the residential part of the castle burnt down but was rebuilt quickly. War destructions from 1945 led the building to ruin which it has remained up to this day.


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