Bolków Castle

Bolków Castle
Bolków Castle
LocationBolków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Coordinates50°55′18″N 16°05′52″E / 50.92167°N 16.09778°E / 50.92167; 16.09778
Area7600 m2
Built1277-1293
Rebuilt1301-1368
1539-1540
1715, 1922
Architectural style(s)Gothic
Location of the Bolków Castle in Poland
Bolków Castle (Lower Silesian Voivodeship)

Bolków Castle is a castle located in Bolków on the Castle Hill (Polish: Wzgórze Zamkowe), with a 396 metres, where the hillside is cut by the Nysa Szalona river, with a sharp precipice (with a sudden drop of 90 metres); the eastern side of the hill gradually lowers, taken up by the town. The castle is an upland stronghold, covering an area of 7600 m2. The castle is located in Bolków (30 km to the north-west of Wałbrzych), Lower Silesian Voivodeship; in Poland.