Płakowice

State of preservation:		The building has remained in its entirety
Admission:		The entrance to the bailey is free of charge but to the rooms – impossible since there may be found apartments belonging to the Christian communion
Parking:		There is a free parking lot by the castle
Searching difficulty:		The castle stands beside the street, but you might overlook it because it is inconspicuous
Access difficulty:		You reach the castle down the walking avenue from the parking lot
Subjective rating:		The construction of an average appearance

Driving directions:

Driving from Lwówek Śląski down the road no 364 for Legnica, after around 2 km you arrive in Płakowice. In the place you need to turn right into the Pałacowa Street and after covering about 300 m on the left side by the road the castle would come into view.


Historical outline:

The construction of the castle in Płakowica was initiated in 1550 by Ramfald Talkenberg from Podskale. It was allegedly one of the largest XVIth-century Silesian foundations. Not much more is known on the subject of its history. In the XVIIIth and XIXth cent. its interiors were rebuilt, and the last owner was August Ludwig von Nostitz-Rieneck. From him, in 1824 the regency of Legnica repurchased the castle and established the psychiatric hospital there. While since 1992 the building belongs to the Christian Center "Elim" of the Baptist Church.




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Skała

Rakowice Wielkie 1

Rakowice Wielkie 2

Lwówek Śląski

Rząsiny

Biedrzychowice

Zapusta (Rajsko)

Sucha

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Gryfów Śląski

Łupki (Wleński Gródek)

Proszówka

Stara Kraśnica

Giebułtów

Siedlęcin

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Stara Kamienica

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