Książ Castle
Książ Castle is a castle in northern Wałbrzych in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The largest castle in the region of Silesia, it is the third-largest in Poland behind Malbork Castle and Wawel Castle.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Poland
- Also known as: “Fürstenstein”, “Książ”, “Ksiaz - zamek warowny XIIIw.”, “Książ - zamek warowny XIIIw.”, “Książ Castle and park complex”, and “Schloss Fürstenstein”
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stary Książ Castle and Rezerwat Przełomy pod Książem koło Wałbrzycha.
Stary Książ Castle
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Stary Książ Castle is situated 550 metres southeast of Książ Castle.
Rezerwat Przełomy pod Książem koło Wałbrzycha
Nature reserve
Photo: Jacek Nitkiewicz, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Rezerwat Przełomy pod Książem koło Wałbrzycha is a nature reserve.
Mausoleum in Książ
Chapel
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Mausoleum in Książ is a chapel, which is situated 660 metres southeast of Książ Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cisów and Świebodzice.
Cisów
Hamlet
Cisów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. During the Seven Years' War, in 1757, Hussars and Pandurs of Austria were stationed in the settlement. Cisów is situated 2½ km northwest of Książ Castle.
Świebodzice
Town
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Świebodzice is a town in south-western Poland with 22,793 inhabitants. It is situated in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. The town is situated close to Książ Castle, which during World War II, together with the cave complex, was expanded to create private quarters for Adolf Hitler. Świebodzice is situated 3 km northeast of Książ Castle.
Cieszów
Village
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Cieszów is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Bogaczowice, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Cieszów is situated 3½ km northwest of Książ Castle.
Książ Castle
- Categories: architectural heritage monument, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Wałbrzych, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Książ Castle” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر كشاز”
- Azerbaijani: “Ksiaz qəsri”
- Azerbaijani: “Ksyonj qəsri”
- Basque: “Książ”
- Belarusian: “Замак Ксёнж”
- Belarusian: “Ксёнж”
- Bulgarian: “Фюрстенштайн”
- Catalan: “Castell de Książ”
- Catalan: “Fürstenstein”
- Catalan: “Książ”
- Chinese: “克雄日城堡”
- Croatian: “Fürstenstein”
- Czech: “Fürstenstein”
- Czech: “Książ”
- Dutch: “Książ”
- Dutch: “Slot Furstenstein”
- Dutch: “Slot Fürstenstein”
- Erzya: “Ксёнз”
- Esperanto: “Fürstenstein”
- Esperanto: “Książ - Fürstenstein”
- Esperanto: “Książ”
- Estonian: “Fürstenstein”
- Estonian: “Książ”
- Finnish: “Książ”
- French: “Château de Ksiaz”
- French: “château de Książ”
- French: “Château de Książ”
- French: “Château Fürstenstein”
- French: “Fürstenstein”
- French: “Ksiaz”
- French: “Książ”
- German: “Książ”
- German: “Zamek Książ”
- German: “Fürstenstein” (historical)
- German: “Schloss Fürstenstein” (historical)
- Greek: “Κάστρο Κσιονς”
- Hebrew: “טירת קשונז’”
- Hebrew: “טירת קשיאש”
- Hungarian: “Fürstenstein vára”
- Hungarian: “Książ”
- Italian: “castello di Książ”
- Italian: “Castello di Książ”
- Italian: “Fürstenstein”
- Japanese: “クションシュ城”
- Japanese: “フュルステンシュタイン城”
- Korean: “크시옹시성”
- Latvian: “Fürstenstein”
- Lithuanian: “Fürstenstein”
- Low German: “Fürstenstein”
- Macedonian: “Кшонж”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Książ”
- Norwegian: “Książ”
- Persian: “کاخ کشاز”
- Polish: “Fürstenstein”
- Polish: “Książ”
- Polish: “Schloss Fürstenstein”
- Polish: “Zamek Książ”
- Portuguese: “Fürstenstein”
- Portuguese: “Książ”
- Romanian: “Castelul Książ”
- Romanian: “Książ”
- Russian: “Ксёнж”
- Russian: “Фюрстенштайн”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Książ”
- Slovak: “Fürstenstein”
- Slovenian: “grad Książ”
- Slovenian: “Schloss Fürstenstein”
- Spanish: “Fürstenstein”
- Spanish: “Książ”
- Swedish: “Fürstenstein”
- Swedish: “Książ”
- Swiss German: “Fürstenstein”
- Turkish: “Książ”
- Ukrainian: “Замок «Князь»”
- Ukrainian: “Князь”
- Ukrainian: “Фюрстенштайн”
- Vietnamese: “Książ”
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