Janowiec

State of preservation:		The stronghold preserved in the form of the permanent ruin
Admission:		The entry to the castle is paid and quite expensive. However, after closing the box office, the tour is still possible, and the tickets - very cheap. The tickets are sold by the museum employee at the entrance and you cannot enter the exhibit hall only (nothing interesting).
Parking:		The parking lot by the castle is paid
Searching difficulty:		The castle is visible from a distance, so you can find it very easily
Access difficulty:		The access to the gate is slightly uphill
Subjective rating:		Beautiful ruins

Driving directions:

Driving down the road no 12 from Puławy towards Radom, after passing the bridge over the Vistula you need to turn left into the road no 743 towards Janowiec. After covering 3 km the road no 743 turns left, and as to reach Janowiec you should turn right, down the main road. When you reach the next turn towards Janowiec YOU MUST NOT drive there, but you need to make straight on for the castle.


Historical outline:

The contemporary town Janowiec sprang into being on the grounds of the village Syrokomla the history of which dates back to the XIIIth cent. In the XVth cent. the village belonged to the Janowskis of Syrokomla coat of arms and at the end of the century was passed to Mikołaj Firlej’s hands of Lewart coat of arms. The latest field research allow to suppose that under his rule the castle in Janowiec arose, however the first mention about the stronghold comes from the Town Charter of the town from about 1537. At the end of the XVIth cent. the owners of the castle became the Tarłowies of Topór coat of arms who considerably extended it. Starting with 1654 the stronghold was in the Lubomirskis’ hands who rebuilt it after the war with the Swedes and gave it the final shape. The last owner of the castle who was residing in it since 1783 was Mikołaj Piaskowski. After his death in 1803 the castle began to fall into ruin and was not resided any more, and since 1809 the walls of the stronghold were being disassembled.


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