Castle
Grodno Castle
🇵🇱 Poland · 13th century
Grodno Castle (German: Kynsburg) is a castle located in the southern parts of the Wałbrzych Mountains, on the Choina Mountain (450 metres), standing to the left of the river Bystrzyca. The valley of this river, formerly known as the Silesian Valley (Śląska Dolina, Polish), creates a natural boundary between the Owl Mountains and to the west of it the Wałbrzych Mountains. The castle is located in Zagórze Śląskie (11 km east of Wałbrzych), Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.
The picturesque location of the castle is exacerbated by the barraged Lubachowskie Lake in the foothills of the mountain.
Text adapted from “Grodno Castle (Poland)” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grodno Castle ranks #1,711 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #57 of the 366 mapped in Poland. Founded 1300, it is older than 63% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,953 times in the last 60 days, more than 75% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wałbrzych, 9 km away. It is one of the 70 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Lower Silesia. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Grodno Castle?
Grodno Castle stands in Poland, at 50.74972°, 16.41083°.
When was Grodno Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1300. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Grodno Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,711 of 7,738 worldwide, and #57 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 Grodno Castle?
Nowy Dwór Castle in Wałbrzych, about 8 km away.
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