Zagórze Śląskie

Zagórze Śląskie
Village
Zagórze Śląskie from Grodno castle
Zagórze Śląskie
Coordinates: 50°45′N 16°24′E / 50.750°N 16.400°E / 50.750; 16.400
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.^[1]

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.

After 1945 the village passed to Poland.

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

References

External links

• Home Page of Grodno Castle (in Polish)

v t e Gmina Walim Seat Walim Other villages Dziećmorowice Glinno Jugowice Michałkowa Niedźwiedzica Olszyniec Podlesie Rzeczka Zagórze Śląskie

Coordinates: 50°45′N 16°24′E / 50.750°N 16.400°E / 50.750; 16.400