Głogówek

State of preservation:		A little neglected though, a building has survived in its entire shape
Admission:		The entry to the castle area is heavily restricted since there is currently located a furniture company on its grounds
Parking:		There is a free parking lot by the castle
Searching difficulty:		The castle is situated by a side road, however close to the market square
Access difficulty:		The parking lot is by the very castle
Subjective rating:		The building of an average beauty

Driving directions:

Driving down the road no 40 from Kędzierzyn-Koźle to Głogówek, after entering a town it is necessary to make for the center. At the Y-shaped crossroads you have to go left, and then reach the market square. You should drive straight ahead through the market square but taking traffic signs into consideration. In fact the market square is crossed transversely – if the market square was a clock face, you drive into it at an hour of half to four, and drive out at an hour of half to eleven. After leaving the market square you ought to drive straight on and after covering approx. 150 m there would be the castle on the left side of the street.


Historical outline:

Former name: Ober Glogau

Probably the first brick castle in Głogówek arose in the XIIIth cent. Certainly in the years of 1283-1313 there was a defensive mansion of duke Bolesław I of Opole. The first references to the castle emerge, however, only in the XVth cent. The castle was a property of dukes of Opole till 1532 when it came into Zeidlitz family’s property and then into Oppersdorff family’s, who were the owners of the castle until World War II. They also made several conversions of the castle. In 1655 during the Swedish invasion a king Jan Kazimierz took shelter in the castle, while in 1806 a guest of Oppersdorf family was Beethoven. After destructions of World War II the castle was provisionally secured, but did not find the owner who could renovate it up to this day.


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