Siedlęcin

State of preservation:		Residential tower has remained as the whole
Admission:		The entrance to the tower is paid
Parking:		There is no parking lot nearby
Searching difficulty:		The building is visible from a distance
Access difficulty:		You can reach the tower along a wide lane
Subjective rating:		The construction does not delight with beauty

Driving directions:

Driving from Jelenia Góra towards Zgorzelec down the road no 30 you cross Siedlęcin (green board). There you have to turn to Siedlęcin (white board) and drive straight ahead down the main road all the way long. Right past the bridge you ought to turn left, and then the tower will be noticeable directly opposite.


Historical outline:

Former name: Böberröhrdorf, Rüdigersdorf

A residential Tower in Siedlęcin emerged at the beginning of the XIVth cent. on the initiative of dukes of Świdnica-Jawor. Numerous murals, which were funded by duke Henryk of Świdnica or Bolko II of Świdnica inside the tower, prove it. In 1369 the village along with the tower became the property of knight Jenchin von Redern. Hence up to this day you may find information in many studies that it was the knightly tower. In the XVth cent. an elevation of the building was performed and it was covered with a steep roof, which it has got at present. Later the tower became the part of estate’s buildings, which it has remained until today.


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Nearest castles:

Skała

Rakowice Wielkie 1

Rakowice Wielkie 2

Lwówek Śląski

Płakowice

Rząsiny

Biedrzychowice

Sędziszowa

Gryfów Śląski

Łupki (Wleński Gródek)

Proszówka

Stara Kraśnica

Giebułtów

Wojcieszów

Stara Kamienica

Rybnica

Jelenia Góra

Maciejowa (Jelenia Góra)

Ciechanowice

Wojanów

Bobrów

Wielkie Trzcińsko

Janowice Wielkie

Karpniki

Sosnówka Dolna

Jelenia Góra-Sobieszów