Witostowice Castle

Witostowice Castle (Polish: Zamek w Witostowicach) is a castle in Witostowice (Schönjohnsdorf) in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship in Poland.

In the Middle Ages a moated castle, attested in 1361, was built on the site. This was developed in the 16th century into a fortified castle, presumably under the von Zierotin family. The master builder was Giovanni Bernardo. In the process, projecting bastions were laid out which can still be recognised today.

The round tower in the south-western corner and the semicircular tower at the north-western corner of the castle are among the oldest surviving parts of the complex.

Machine-translated from “Schloss Schönjohnsdorf” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Witostowice Castle ranks #6,356 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #260 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded 1361, it is older than 56% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 604 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. 8 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nysa, 31 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.

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