🇵🇱 Poland
115 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 is Nowy Dwór Castle in Wałbrzych, 4 km south of the city centre; the most famous is Książ Castle and park complex — #140 of 8,133 worldwide — 8 km north. The oldest dated site in the circle is Opočno Castle, founded 1068.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Poland (82), Czech Republic (33).
8 km north · Castle · #140 worldwide
Książ Castle is a castle in northern Wałbrzych in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
8 km north · Ruin
The ruin of the so-called Stary Książ Castle lies not far from Książ Castle in Lower Silesia in Poland.
18 km west · Ruin
Kamienna Góra Castle is a castle in Kamienna Góra in the Powiat Kamiennogórski of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland, which survives only as a…
9 km south · Ruin
Radosno Castle is a historic castle in ruins located in the north-western part of the Suche Mountains, in the Central Sudetes, between Sokołowsko and…
4 km south · Ruin
The ruin of Nowy Dwór Castle is located in Dzietrzychów, a southern district of the town of Wałbrzych.
8 km south · Ruin
Rogowiec Castle is a historic castle in ruins located in the northern part of the Suche Mountains in the Central Sudetes in Lower Silesian…
22 km south-west · Ruin
Střmen castle is located in the Adršpach-Teplice Rocks near the town of Teplice nad Metují in the Czech Republic.
+ 3 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
46 km west · Ruin
Chojnik Castle is a castle located above the town of Sobieszów, today part of Jelenia Góra in southwestern Poland.
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…
59 km north-west · Castle
Grodziec Castle has a history dating back to 1155 and is located in the Silesia region of Poland.
45 km south-east · Fortress
Kłodzko Fortress is a unique fortification complex of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in southwestern Poland.
50 km south-east · Palace & château
The Kamieniec Ząbkowicki Palace is a 19th-century monumental palace in the form of a medieval castle, located in the town of Kamieniec Ząbkowicki,…
28 km west · Ruin
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…
50 km north · Castle
Legnica Castle is a medieval castle located in Legnica, in southwestern Poland.
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,…
52 km south-east · Palace & château
Gorzanów Castle is a former stately residence in the Kłodzko Land of the Lower Silesia.
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…
36 km west · Palace & château
The Łomnica Palace is a Baroque palace from the 17th century with a separate residential building, the so-called "Widow's House", located in the…
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.
+ 25 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
79 km west · Ruin · #399 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…
75 km north-west · Castle
Czocha Castle is a defensive castle in the village of Sucha, Lubań County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland.
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.
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.
86 km west · Palace & château
Sychrov Castle is a castle in Sychrov in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic.
84 km east · Castle
Brzeg Castle is located in Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland. Now a museum, the structures includes the Piast dynasty mausoleum.
90 km south-west · Palace & château
Karlova Koruna is a château in the town of Chlumec nad Cidlinou in the Czech Republic.
99 km west · Castle
Grabštejn is a castle in Chotyně in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic.
65 km north-east · Palace & château
The Royal Palace is a palace in Wrocław, Poland. Originally a palace of the Prussian monarchy, it now houses the city museum.
82 km west · Ruin
Valdštejn Castle is an early Gothic fortress near Turnov, in the Czech Republic.
86 km west · Castle
Frýdlant Castle lies on the edge of the town of Frýdlant v Čechách in the Liberec District, Czech Republic.
82 km west · Castle
Hrubý Rohozec is a castle in Turnov, Czech Republic. The original structure was connected to a polygonal tower by a defensive wall.
+ 51 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.
The Castlemap atlas maps 115 landmarks (50 castles · 7 fortresses · 17 palaces & châteaux · 41 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.
Nowy Dwór Castle in Wałbrzych, a ruin 4 km south of the city centre.
Książ Castle and park complex, ranked #140 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 8 km north from Wałbrzych.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Opočno Castle, founded 1068 — 57 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Świdnica (17 km) · Jelenia Góra (41 km) · Legnica (50 km) · Nysa (81 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
