Wołów

State of preservation:		The building has preserved in the whole shape
Admission:		Admission to the castle is restricted since it houses the seat of district county
Parking:		There is a free parking lot next to the castle
Searching difficulty:		Finding that site is very easy since the castle stands by the main road
Access difficulty:		Access does not require any strain
Subjective rating:		The structure of average beauty

Driving directions:

Driving from Ścinawa to Trzebnica along the road no 340 you cross Wołów. There it is enough to keep following the main road so as to go past right next to the castle standing on the left side. It is located just after the crossroads with a road no 338, and before the crossroads with a road no 339.




Historical outline:

Former name: Wohlau

The castle in Wołów sprang into existence in the first quarter of the XIVth cent. on the initiative of Konrad I, although some researchers question the existence of the castle in the Middle Ages in this place. If it existed, was the part of a town defensive system. The stronghold was next reconstructed in the XVIth and XVIIth cent. At the beginning of the XVIIIth cent. the castle was consumed by fire and rebuilt in the years of 1714-1725. The subsequent construction works from the XVIIth and XXth cent. almost completely effaced an appearance of an incipient building.


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