Ruin
Stary Książ Castle
🇵🇱 Poland · 18th century
The ruin of the so-called Stary Książ Castle (Polish Zamek Stary Książ) lies not far from Książ Castle in Lower Silesia in Poland.
Machine-translated from “Alte Burg Fürstenstein” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stary Książ Castle ranks #4,575 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #173 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded 1794, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,795 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wałbrzych, 8 km away. It is one of the 72 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 Stary Książ Castle?
Stary Książ Castle stands in Poland, at 50.83783°, 16.29491°.
When was Stary Książ Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1794. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Stary Książ Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,575 of 8,134 worldwide, and #173 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 Stary Książ Castle?
Książ Castle and park complex, about 1 km away.
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