Address 59-420 Świny, Poland Year built 1108 | Phone +48 601 429 666 | |
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Location Świny, Lower Silesian Voivodeship; in Poland Demolished 1840 (hurricanes), 1876 (fire) Hours Closed now Sunday12–6PMMonday12–6PMTuesday12–6PMWednesday12–6PMThursday12–6PMFriday12–6PMSaturday12–6PMSuggest an edit Architectural styles Gothic architecture, Renaissance architecture Similar Bolków Castle, Niesytno Castle, Burg Cisy, Grodziec castle, Zamek Podskale | ||
Zamek winy winy castle
Świny Castle (Polish: Zamek Świny; formerly Schweinhausburg in German) - formerly a gord, as a stronghold existed in its location already in the fifth century - securing the Lubawecki mountain pass, the site was recorded in Cosmas' documents from 1108, where the gord is recorded as Suini in Poloniae. Possibly, soon after, the gord had been expanded into a military stronghold, at which time it was the seat of the castellans. The castle was mentioned in Pope Adrian IV's Papal bull. After the Bolków Castle was constructed, the castle began to lose its significance, this continued up to the nineteenth century, when the castle suffered severe damage due to hurricanes (1762, 1840, 1848, and 1868). The castle suffered further devastation - it was not until 1931 when the authorities had engaged in securing the castle's ruins. Currently the castle is privately owned.