Ziębice

State of preservation:		No traces have remained of the castle
Admission:		You can walk in the town for free ;-)
Parking:		There are free parking lots in the town
Searching difficulty:		Finding the Zamkowa Street is easy
Access difficulty:		Walking in the town does not demand any effort
Subjective rating:		There has been nothing left to assess

Driving directions:

Ziębice is situated 20 km east of Ząbkowice Śląskie, from which you arrive at there down the road no 385. In Ziębice you need to direct to center and find the market square there. From the north-west corner of the market square diverges the Zamkowa Street, which is probably located in the place of castle’s existence.


Historical outline:

Former name: Münsterberg

Two castle functioned in Ziębice within the space of history. First of them arose probably in the initiative of duke Bolko I of Świdnica-Jawor, who reigned over the town in the years of 1290-1301. That stronghold was destroyed in 1429 by the Hussites, and the war with Maciej Korwin in 1488 brought about its razing to the ground. The castle has never been rebuilt, but its traces were yet visible in the XVIIIth cent. The second castle, which from the beginning was being constructed with the thought of representative aims, and not defensive ones, sprang into existence around 1500. It was a magnificent palace, the building of which was finished probably in the years of 1511-1536 in the rule of duke Karol I Podiebrad. At the end of the XVIIIth cent., in its place the church was erected.




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Bardo

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