Zagórze Śląskie

Zagórze Śląskie
Village
Zagórze Śląskie from Grodno castle
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Wałbrzych
Gmina	Walim

Entrance of Grodno castle

Zagórze Śląskie [zaˈɡuʐɛ ˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ] (German: Kynau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walim, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Center of the village

Lubachowskie Lake, near the village

Old train station

Stone bridge

The settlement within the northern Owl Mountains lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Walim, 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-east of Wałbrzych, and 62 kilometres (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

Zagórze Śląskie arouse at the foot of Grodno Castle (Kynsburg) built in the late 13th century by Duke Bolko I the Strict as a fortress near the border with the Kingdom of Bohemia. After it had fallen to the Bohemian crown in 1368 it was held as a fief by various possessors, among them the Counts of Hoberg at Książ until 1567 and Prince Michael the Brave of Wallachia.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

Sights

• Grodno Castle
• Dam on Lubachowskie Lake
• Church, mentioned in 1376, existing from approx 1550

Walking routes

• Green: "Szlak Zamków Piastowskich" to Grodziec Castle
• Yellow: PKP Wałbrzych Główny – Nowy Dwór Castle – Jedlina-Zdrój – Niedźwiedzica – Zagórze Śląskie – Zamek Grodno – Bystrzyca Górna – Świdnica – Ślęża – Wieżyca – PKP w Sobótce – Wrocław
• Blue: European walking route E3 Spain – Bulgaria

External links

• Home Page of Grodno Castle (in Polish)