Bobolice Castle is a royal castle which was built by King Casimir III the Great in the middle of the 14th century, and it is located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, most commonly known as the Polish Jura, next to the village of Bobolice in the Republic of Poland.
As one of the most amazing and gorgeous fortresses that are located along the Eagles’ Nest Trail, this reconstructed castle has joined its walls with the lime rocks, which in the past were part of the defense system of royal strongholds. With this, Bobolice Castle has been brought yet again to its almost great glory it enjoyed in the past.
Still, in the past, Bobolice Castle was protecting the western border of Poland on the side of the region Silesia, and in 1370, Bobolice was given to Władysław Opolczyk, Duke of Opole, by King Louis I the Great. This was the first known handover that we know of, and ever since then, the castle has been handed down and has had numerous families, who were the owners of the castle.
Throughout the centuries, as Bobolice Castle was changing owners, the premises were not well-kept, so the castle by the late 19th century was in ruins. All of these handovers were happening up until 1882, when the Baryłów family acquired the land where the abandoned walls were located, so that later the Lasecki family would buy it and, in 1999, rebuild it. Bobolice Castle is situated on a steep rocky hill; until today, only the residential building with at least two floors and remnants of the cylindrical wall towers have survived.
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Accessible via a drawbridge, which is a type of movable bridge, over a dry, deep, broad ditch, the whole structure was surrounded by walls with battlements, which were made out of local white limestone. The renovation of this alluring castle was finished in 2011, which is most likely the only one of all of the Eagles’ Nest Trail castles that is not left in ruins.
Overall, today this medieval castle serves as a major tourist spot for those who are castle lovers, always impressed with the style of architecture, the towers going up towards the sky, as well as the high walls that once protected the Bobolice Castle. If you are a castle enthusiast, then planning a visit to Bobolice Castle is a must for you whenever you are in Poland, because it is a place that speaks history.
