Chocianowiec

State of preservation:		The ruins
Admission:		The entrance to the building is free of charge
Parking:		The car must be parked by the road since there is no parking lot
Searching difficulty:		The building is off the beaten track and is not visible from a distance
Access difficulty:		You reach the ruins through a flat meadow
Subjective rating:		Nice ruins

Driving directions:

Driving down the road no 335 from Chojnów to Lublin, in Trzebnice you need to turn left towards Chocianów. After entering the village Chocianowiec turn left towards Raków (at the very turn there is a cross) and reach a junction, at the middle of which the second cross stands. There you must park, and the ruins are located in bush on the right side.


Historical outline:

The first castle arose in Chocianowiec in the XIIIth cent., however the ruins that have survived up to this day are the remainder of the castle from the XVth cent. The rebuildings from the XVIth, XVIIIth and the XIXth cent. were supposed to give it a modern appearance as for those times. In 1917 became the Rittenberg family’s property, and since 1935 the residence of Employment agency was there. War damage caused that since 1955 the building has ceased to be utilized and has been falling into ruin.


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Nearest castles:

Jędrzychów

Chocianów

Lubin

Trzebień

Chojnów

Modła

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