Palace & château
Broniszów Castle
🇵🇱 Poland · 12th century
Broniszów Castle (Polish: Zamek w Broniszowie) is a castle in Broniszów, Gmina Kożuchów, within Nowa Sól County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
Originally built in the twelfth century as a knight's castle, in the sixteenth/seventeenth century it was transformed into a court building. The Renaissance three-storey building built of brick and stone with neo-Gothic tower walls closed in the nineteenth century. Since 1986 the castle has held the Broniszów National Photographic Workshops.
Text adapted from “Broniszów Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Broniszów Castle ranks #5,003 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #185 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 563 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Legnica, 79 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Broniszów Castle?
Broniszów Castle stands in Poland, at 51.77997°, 15.49033°.
When was Broniszów Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1150. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Broniszów Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,003 of 8,133 worldwide, and #185 in Poland. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Broniszów Castle?
Kożuchów Castle, about 8 km away.
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