Poland · 13th century
Chojnik Castle (pronounced HOY-nick pronounced [ˈxɔjɲik], German: Kynast, 1945–1948 Polish: Chojnasty) is a castle located above the town of Sobieszów, today part of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland. Its remains stand on top of the Chojnik hill (627 m (2,057 ft)) within the Karkonosze National Park, overlooking the Jelenia Góra valley.
The building of the fortress dates back to the times of the Silesian Piasts and for most of its time was in the possession of the Schaffgotsch noble family. Today the semi-ruined stronghold is a major tourist attraction and houses a hotel and a restaurant.
Text adapted from “Chojnik Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chojnik Castle ranks #1,009 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Founded 1292, it is older than 64% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,120 times in the last 60 days, more than 90% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Jelenia Góra, 10 km away. It is one of the 80 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Lower Silesia. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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