Poland
Szydłów Castle is a royal castle in Szydłów. It stands on the escarpment of a hill descending towards the valley of the small river Ciekąca. It lies within the fortifications of the former town. Since 1961 it has housed the Regional Museum in Szydłów.
It had the character of a spacious royal seat, although used only occasionally. This is shown by the large courtyard and the royal palace in the southern part.
The ruins of the royal palace of about 1400 survive to this day, as does the so-called Skarbczyk (Little Treasury) of the 15th and 16th centuries and a Baroque gatehouse with the remains of the walls separating the castle from the town. On the western side the castle courtyard is closed by circuit walls that form part of the town's defences.
Machine-translated from “Zamek w Szydłowie” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Szydłów Castle ranks #6,435 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #240 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,121 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Radom, 92 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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