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ict. It lies within a protected area called Książ Landscape Park, overlooks the Pełcznica River and is one of the city's main tourist attractions. he original fortification was destroyed in the year 1263 by Ottokar II of Bohemi

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Książ - medieval polish castle

Książ (German: Schloss Fürstenstein) is a castle in Wałbrzych in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. It was built in 1288-1292 under Bolko I the Strict. It lies within a protected area called Książ Landscape Park, overlooks the Pełcznica River and is one of the city's main tourist attractions.

he original fortification was destroyed in the year 1263 by Ottokar II of Bohemia. Bolko I, Duke of Świdnica and Jawor built a new castle between 1288 and 1292. Duke Bolko II of Świdnica died in 1368 without having children with his wife Agnes von Habsburg. After her death in the year 1392 King Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia obtained the castle. In 1401 Janko from Chociemice obtained the castle. The Bohemian Hussites occupied the castle between 1428-1429. In the year 1464 Birka from Nasiedla obtained the castle from the Bohemian crown. He sold it to Hans von Schellendorf. This second castle was destroyed in 1482 by Georg von Stein. In the year 1509 Konrad I von Hoberg (from 1714: Hochberg) obtained the castle hill. The Hochberg family owned the castle until the 1940s.

Źródło: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksi%C4%85%C5%BC


Terms of arrival to the Polish chosen by western tourists

Foreign tourists are increasingly coming to Polish so as to be able to visit our tourist destination. To do this, they hire the option of traveling with a guide that introduces them with interesting stories concerning the places visited. Most often they come to our country during the holiday season, and then they can not only visit the most famous Polish monuments, but also spend time in the Polish rural centers adapted to tourist destinations. Spending time in Poland is even more popular in recent years, a number of airports in Poland, which are known throughout the world and intelligently handle foreign tourists. Many of them landed at the airports of major cities, and then are abandoning the coaches, in this way to get to destinations.


Staying on Polish lake

It seems that spending holidays in Poland may be recommended primarily to people who like to travel with their own car, the more that nowadays access to the Polish tourist destinations is very simple thanks to an enhanced public transport system. Such a solution for a holiday is selected also by those, who have a large family and would not be able to bear the cost of air travel organized for several people. When planning a trip to Poland we will see that in our country you can find many tourist centers, among which very popular have become tourist villages. Tourists often choose to also spend time on the lake.