Legnica

State of preservation:		Two towers and one wing have remained of the castle
Admission:		The entrance to the castle is limited because it houses the seat of Manager School and the museum
Parking:		The monument is situated in the restricted parking zone therefore parking is paid
Searching difficulty:		Finding the construction is easy
Access difficulty:		Access to the castle does not require any effort
Subjective rating:		An ugly building

Driving directions:

Driving from Wrocław down the road no 94 to Legnica, in the town you ought to make for the center and follow the road no 94. That way you get to the Zamkowy square, nearby which there is the Piastowska St. where the castle stands.


Historical outline:

Former name: Liegnitz

Legnica was one of the most important Silesian centers already in the XIIth cent. There existed the castellan borough the then, in the place of which the brick castle was raised. It sprang into existence probably in the beginning of the XIIIth cent. on the initiative of the duke Henryk Brodaty or his father Bolesław Wysoki. Starting since 1248 the castle was the main manor of the dukes of Legnica-Brzesko. Similarly like in the case of almost all the castles, also that one in Legnica was repeatedly rebuilt. The first construction works took place in the XVth cent. The following ones were made in the XVIth cent. Next in the XVIIth cent. the Clock Tower (1621) and Lubińska Gate (1660) came into being. The fires from 1711 and 1835 destroyed the castle which was, however, precisely rebuilt and the seats of offices were placed there. In 1945 the building burnt down again but was reconstructed one more time. St. Piotr and St. Jadwiga towers as well as one, rebuilt wing of the castle have survived of the XIIIth-century castle up to this day.


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Lubin

Chocianowiec

Chojnów

Modła

Warmątowice Sienkiewiczowskie

Jawor

Wiadrów