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.

Before 1945 the village was part of Germany and known as Kynau.

Sights

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

Walking routes

References

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.

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


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