Piotrowice Świdnickie

State of preservation:		The castle has preserved as the whole but is very destroyed
Admission:		The entrance to the castle is not possible since it is closed
Parking:		There is no parking lot nearby
Searching difficulty:		Finding the building is very easy – it is noticeable from the main road
Access difficulty:		To the castle you may reach down the wide dirt road
Subjective rating:		Nice castle

Driving directions:

Piotrowice Świdnickie are situated 10 km north of Świdnica. The easiest way to arrive at it is to head from Świdnica down the road no 382 for Legnica and Strzegom. After covering 9 km you should turn right toward Jaworzyna Śląska, and there make for Żarów. After reaching Piotrowice Śląskie drive down the main road all the way long and after you reach a tight turn to the right, then you need to drive straight ahead down into the side road. At the end of it stands the castle.


Historical outline:

The castle in Piotrowice Świdnickie arose the most probably in the years of 1568-1591 on the Zeidlitzs’ initiative. In 1694 the building came into hands of Otton Sigmunt von Nostitz, who reconstructed it 4 years later. In 1894 the successive rebuilding of the castle took place, and in the years of 1972-1976 it was partly renovated after the destructions from 1945.




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