🇵🇱 Poland
Castles near Wałbrzych
55 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest landmark is also the most famous: Książ Castle and park complex, ranked #203 of 3,708 worldwide, 8 km north of the city centre. The oldest dated site in the circle is Brzeg Castle, founded 1250.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Poland (33), Czech Republic (22).
Within 25 km of Wałbrzych
- Książ Castle and park complex
8 km north · Castle · #203 worldwide
Książ Castle is a castle in northern Wałbrzych in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
- Bolków Castle
22 km north-west · Ruin
Bolków Castle is a castle located in Bolków on the Castle Hill, with a 396 metres, where the hillside is cut by the Nysa Szalona river, with a sharp…
- Grodno Castle
9 km east · Castle
Grodno Castle is a castle located in the southern parts of the Wałbrzych Mountains, on the Choina Mountain, standing to the left of the river…
- Cisy Castle
11 km north · Ruin
Cisy Castle is a ruined mediaeval hillside castle near the village of Cieszów, in Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian…
- Niesytno Castle
25 km north-west · Castle
Niesytno Castle was a castle in the south-west of Poland, near the village of Płonina, situated west of Bolków.
- Świny Castle
23 km north-west · Castle
Świny Castle - formerly a gord, as a stronghold existed in its location already in the fifth century - securing the Lubawecki mountain pass, the site…
Day trips: 25–60 km
- Chojnik Castle
46 km west · Ruin
Chojnik Castle is a castle located above the town of Sobieszów, today part of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland.
- Grodziec Castle
59 km north-west · Castle
Grodziec Castle has a history dating back to 1155 and is located in the Silesia region of Poland.
- Fort Srebrna Góra
33 km south-east · Fortress
Fort Srebrna Góra is a former military fort, now preserved as a monument and museum, located in the village of Srebrna Góra, Lower Silesian…
- Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle
36 km east · Castle
The Gola Castle erected in the second half of the 16th century is situated in the village of Gola Dzierżoniowska, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship,…
- Kłodzko Fortress
45 km south-east · Fortress
Kłodzko Fortress is a unique fortification complex of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland.
- Castle Bolczów
28 km west · Castle
The Bolcz Castle is a castle with fragments of natural rock walls in Poland, located about 15 kilometres from Jelenia Góra, in the northern part of…
- Josefov Fortress
54 km south-west · Fortress
Josefov Fortress is a large historic defence complex of 18th-century military architecture in Jaroměř in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech…
- Jawor Castle
32 km north · Castle
Jawor Castle is a castle in Jawor, Poland. The first castle was a wooden stronghold; later, Duke Bolesław the Tall built a stone tower house.
- Gorzanów Castle
52 km south-east · Castle
Gorzanów Castle is a former stately residence in the Kłodzko Land of the Lower Silesia.
- Opočno Castle
57 km south · Castle
Opočno Castle is a complex of buildings comprising a former aristocratic residence located in the East Bohemian town of Opočno, Czech Republic.
- Lordship of Hummel
41 km south · Castle
The Lordship of Homole is a historic landscape zone in the western part of Kłodzko Land in Poland, formerly part of the County of Kladsko, Bohemia.
+ 6 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Farther afield: 60–100 km
- Trosky Castle
79 km west · Ruin · #301 worldwide
Trosky Castle is a castle ruin in the municipality of Troskovice in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic and its name translates literally as…
- Czocha Castle
75 km north-west · Castle
Czocha Castle is a defensive castle in the village of Sucha, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.
- Litomyšl Chateau
99 km south · Palace & château
Litomyšl Castle is one of the largest Renaissance castles in the Czech Republic. It is owned by the Czech state.
- Sychrov Castle
86 km west · Castle
Sychrov Castle is a castle in Sychrov in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic.
- Kost Castle
87 km west · Castle
Kost Castle is a Gothic castle in Libošovice municipality in Jičín District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.
- Brzeg Castle
84 km east · Castle
Brzeg Castle is located in Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. Now a museum, the structures includes the Piast dynasty mausoleum.
- Karlova Koruna Chateau
90 km south-west · Palace & château
Karlova Koruna is a château in the town of Chlumec nad Cidlinou in the Czech Republic.
- Grabštejn
99 km west · Castle
Grabštejn is a castle in Chotyně in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic.
- Valdštejn Castle
82 km west · Ruin
Valdštejn Castle is an early Gothic fortress near Turnov, in the Czech Republic.
- Oleśnica Castle
91 km north-east · Castle
Oleśnica Castle is a castle in Oleśnica, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, southwestern Poland.
- Hrádek u Nechanic
74 km south-west · Palace & château
Hrádek u Nechanic is a 19th-century Gothic style Romantic castle near the town of Hrádek in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic.
- Kliczków Castle
87 km north-west · Castle
Kliczków Castle is a late medieval castle in Kliczków in Poland.
+ 19 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q110732.
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are near Wałbrzych?
The Castlemap atlas maps 55 landmarks (38 castles · 3 fortresses · 3 palaces & châteaux · 11 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Wałbrzych, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the closest castle to Wałbrzych?
Książ Castle and park complex, a castle 8 km north of the city centre.
What is the oldest castle near Wałbrzych?
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Brzeg Castle, founded 1250 — 84 km east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Legnica (50 km) · Liberec (87 km) · Pardubice (88 km) · Opole (116 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.