Panków

State of preservation:		The ruins on the island
Admission:		The entrance to the ruins is free of charge
Parking:		There is no parking lot nearby
Searching difficulty:		The castle stands by the main road, so it is very easy to find
Access difficulty:		To enter the ruin area you must cross under or over the pole barring the passage
Subjective rating:		Nice ruins

Driving directions:

Panków is a small village situated 6 km north-east of Świdnica. As to reach it you have to make for north, down the road without the number, toward Żarów. After covering 6 km, in Wierzbna you need to turn right toward Marcinkowice. In that way you will reach Panków, in which you must drive straight on, down the main road and on the left side, look out for the ruins.


Historical outline:

The former name: Penkendorf

The castle in Panków was built in the XIVth cent. probably by the family of von Banke (von Penkendorf) through the extension of an existing there before a defensive mansion. In 1405 the village together with the castle became the property of Hans von Wiltperg, and the next owners was the family of von Bock, who resided in Panków till 1650. After the fire that took place at the end of the XVIth cent. the castle was rebuilt and extended. In the Thirty Years’ War’s time the mansion was destroyed, and its reconstruction did not follow until 1699. On that occasion it was given a baroque style. In the XVIIIth cent. the building fulfilled the functions of the hunting lodge, in which the last owner of Panków, Gotthilf von Salisch, stayed during the hunting. In the XIXth cent. the castle was refurbished and was partially resided until the World War II, in the time of which it was destroyed.


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