Świny Castle - formerly a gord, as a stronghold existed in its location already in the fifth century - securing the Lubawecki mountain pass, the site was recorded in Cosmas' documents from 1108, where the gord is recorded as Suini in Poloniae. Świny Castle is situated 140 metres southwest of Swiny - Ruiny zamku.

Bolków Castle

Photo: Jacek Halicki, CC BY 3.0.

Bolków Castle is a castle located in Bolków on the Castle Hill, with a 396 metres, where the hillside is cut by the Nysa Szalona river, with a sharp precipice; the eastern side of the hill gradually lowers, taken up by the town. Bolków Castle is situated 2½ km southwest of Swiny - Ruiny zamku.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Świny and Gmina Bolków.

Świny

Village

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Świny is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolków, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Gmina Bolków

Town

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Bolków is a town in Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Bolków and part of the Neisse-Nysa-Nisa Euroregion.

Gorzanowice

Village

Photo: Juandev, CC BY 3.0.

Gorzanowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bolków, within Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Swiny - Ruiny zamku

Type: Castle
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Gmina Bolków, Jawor County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

50.93936° or 50° 56′ 22″ north

Longitude

16.11384° or 16° 6′ 50″ east

Elevation

359 metres (1,178 feet)

Open location code

9F2RW4Q7+PG

GeoNames ID

6285095

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