Besiekiery Castle (Polish: Zamek w besiekierach) is a castle in the Polish village of Besiekiery. It was built by the Łęczyca voivod Lawrence Sokolowski at the end of the 15th century. The knights' headquarters had a tower and was surrounded by a moat, the remains of which are visible today.
History
In the year 1597, Cardinal Andrzej Batory rebuilt the castle. The next renovation came after flood damage caused by the invading Swedes, was undertaken by Łęczycka Starosta Jan Szczawiński in 1655. His coat of arms "Prawdzic" is still visible on the cartouche. In the 18th century the castle was owned by "Gajewskich" who lowered its residential building by one floor.
Built of brick on a rectangular plan the castle had a drawbridge leading to the most forward section of the wall outside the south peripheral gate tower.
After 1800 the castle was never inhabited again, and slowly fell into disrepair.
Large portions of the ruins survived. Entrance to the ruins is free of charge. The ruins are very easy to find as they are visible from the road. Reaching the ruins requires crossing the moat and then climbing up the hill.
The origin of the castle in Besiekiery is unclear. According to some research the castle was built in 1500 by the provincial governor of Łęczyca, Mikołak Sokołowski. However, no document confirms this. Another hypothesis attributes the erection of the stronghold to esquire carver of Brzeski, Wojaciech Sokołowski as a builder of the castle. Thus, it might be assumed that the building was erected by Sokołowski at the turn of the 15th and 16th century.
Later history of the monument is now better recorded. It is known that at the end of the 16th century the castle belonged to Andrzej Batory, and after that it changed hands often. Unfortunately the foundation did not survive well. In the 17th century it began to deteriorate and its existence was ended in a fire in 1731. The then owners, the Gajewskis, disassembled the second storey, and in the middle of the 19th century the castle carried out only economic functions.

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Borysławice Zamkowe is a village in greater Poland Voivodeship, Koło County, Gmina Grzegorzew, over Rgielewką. In the years 1975-1998 the village has a population of 918.
Access to the ruins There should begin to make larger problems, Borysławice Zamkowe-road is a village in Poznań, a few kilometres to the West of the salt Klodava. Following the Warsaw route from Klodava at a height of standing to the left of the wooden church should turn in his direction and then a few hundred metres further on turn right this time, reflecting the way dirt road, that will take us straight to the ruins.
History
The castle was built in the Gothic style, the kępa is surrounded by waters of Rgielewki. The construction of the Castle began in the beginning of the (about 1425 r) The 15th century. The construction was started Archbishop Wojciech Jastrzębiec (Ok. 1362-1436), Archbishop of Gniezno. Wojciech Jastrzębiec coat of arms was a courtier of Queen Jadwiga, Bishop of Poznań, Archbishop of Gniezno and Kraków, as well as the Chancellor of the Grand Chancellor of the Crown. He was a representative of the Polish side during the negotiations with the Teutonic Knights in which he or she has committed a number of serious errors and the 1420 year caught him ostracism on the part of the Polish nobility and King. Possible, that just this event accelerated the decision to build its own fortifications, where could if necessary as far as safely repel the anger of his political opponents.
From the year 1426 comes the mention of the castle chapel, What can indicate, the construction was then end. Perhaps it was already inhabited.
Hieracium have vast as for those times the revenue estimated at more than kosztownościach alone 40 thousand. fines, i.e.. the equivalent 8 tons of silver. they originated from the salaries of the Archbishopric and allowed him during a 40-year career on the creation of a vast financial Empire. Part of the Bishop hid in Borysławicach but zoatł him he is stolen by his great-uncle Dziersława grandson of Rytwian.
The Castle from the 16th century it belonged to Russockich family, then Gębickich and Szczawińskich the coat of arms of Prawdzic shield, the owners of Besiekier. Within its walls was Jakub Szczawiński, wojewoda brzesko-kujawski, that during the reign of Jan Kazimierz on the meeting of the Sejm 1652 the year strongly condemned the Act of kresowego warchoła Member Vladislav Sicińskiego with Upity, When for the first time in the history of Polish put liberum veto.
In 1656 r. stronghold has fallen victim to criminal activities of the Swedish army – These first occupied it, and then burn. Subsequent attempts to rebuild her misguided and robbed, destroyed it quickly turned into disrepair, what they preserved 18th-century inventories: empty Castle, by the enemy down…. Even in the 19th century, the monument was documented as ancient times national, However, over time, used as a source of free brick walls to the NSI, the extent to which you can now watch.
The legend associated with the Castle
The zamczyskiem are remarkable stories of ghosts that appear in the ruins. The popular character of these konfabulacji is a Virgin in white, that night wanders silently among the remnants of the walls, If something or someone was looking for. However, it does not appear every night, just before important events. In the area of warownią Besiekierach in the neighbouring it connect, belonging to Szczawińskich years ago. Spook in life was their daughter, that she would not marry imposed her admirer introvert and in accordance with the customary punishment had sczeźć in some Tower – for disobedience exported it to the Borysławic Castle and imprisoned on the top floor of the Tower bramnej. Before the young lady, however, has zsyłką to make valuable contacts and so one of her new friends, Perhaps time lover, the promised, that will release her from this cruel and unjust punishment. By przekupionego guardian przemycił to her cell string, after which our hapless heroine had to slide the window after the wall. String, however, was poorly attached and the girl fell through on-the-spot death. They say, that so far waiting for his wybawcę…
Architecture
The castle was shaped in the course of the four stages of construction, originally consisted of two parallel located, three levels of residential buildings. In the created by not narrow, cobblestone courtyard, She ran from the South East entrance gate. In the corner there was a wieloboczna turret. The Castle as was a characteristic example of the headquarters of the Knights of the first half of the 15th century. In the second half of the century it became an external low circuit walls, creating a międzymurze with a width of approx.. 7 FT. Was a new przedbramie. As a result of this reconstruction of Castle borysławicka the Bishop presented the type characteristic of Czech small and comfortable dwudomowego Castle, that about the same time was carried out in Sieraków Knight, Łowicz podkonińskich or Gosławicach. Visited the castle was built of brick in the Gothic story (one brick and one across the, again and again, across, etc.), and about the wealth and importance of the owner were ornamental decorations, made using zendrówki (Dark brick) Arcade and friezes. Defence of the fortress Earth underlined shafts, perhaps also częstokół, and powered by the nearby river moat.
At the beginning of the 16th century, its walls stood three-storey, czworoboczna Tower topped with a krenelażem and reinforced at the corners skarpami, and the front of her low przedbramie reinforced skarpami. Tower, Unlike the older elements of the ensemble of brick in kładzionej thread wendyjskim (twice the length and once across), and the development of the bramnego was probably aimed at the adaptation of the castle to the active defense of using firearms.
At the beginning of the 17th century combines two residential buildings third, the House is situated opposite the gate and possibly liquidated wooden porches, replacing them with arcades, thereby reducing the area of the courtyard.
Current status
To us today are preserved on a small kępie and still surrounded by a moat remains peripheral walls of brick, residential building with traces of vaults and best preserved ruin of the Tower bramnej with przedbramiem. Whole hides behind the wianuszkiem chestnut, by the summer of what might be visible from further distances.
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Castle in Borysławicach

The origins of the defense establishment in Leczyca are not clearly explained. The first castle of the XI century has not been located, the remnants of the later, which operated in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, located in the meadows near the current podłęczyckiego Tumu. Jan Dlugosz wrote about this castle "ancient" already in the power struggle between the sons of Władysław Herman: Boleslaw, called later Krzywoustym, and his half-brother Zbigniew. Casimir the convened here in 1180. Highest dignitaries of Polish descent, which made ​​a number of reforms. At the congress that were taken into the care of the poor, proclaiming that the church is subject to curse whoever makes them harm. 
About half of the thirteenth century, Konrad Mazowiecki probably erected a new, broader city near the mouth of Wolicy to Bzury. Transfer Le.czyca on the currently occupied area occurred in 1267 or the location of the city, or after its destruction. It is known that Le.czyca in the second half of the thirteenth century, was destroyed several times. In 1331, the Teutonic Knights destroyed the town and besieged the castle. Ladislaus the Short missed the time of the rescue and the castle was conquered and destroyed. There has been rebuilt on the former site. 
The present castle was probably built in the years 1357-1370 was built by King Casimir the Great, after he joined the principality Łęczyca the boundaries of their country. At the same time strengthened the fortifications entire city, shutting them in the shape of a square with rounded corners. Castle turned in a string of city walls occupied the south-eastern corner, and was separated from the city wall and moat fed with water from Bzury. 
It is located on an artificial embankment rising to 5 meters above the surface of the surrounding area. The castle has a plan similar to a rectangle slightly the broken sides, all built of brick in the system originally Polish, but now little was left of the original face. The perimeter walls have a height of at least 10 meters, but do not know how they were surmounted. 
From the city by a moat flipped drawbridge leading to the quadrangular gate tower at the west wall of the castle. This tower was about 10-meter side, passing under the gatehouse was a room prison for commoners, the passing - guard room with a window facing the city. In addition to the gate tower also had a wicket enabling descent towards the moat. 
At the eastern section of the walls was "old house", which was something of a residential tower with a square plan with a side of 15 meters. On each of the three levels of "old house" there were three rooms. Of the rest of the building stand it much stronger walls and a basement, and the second floor probably existed entering the perimeter walls of the castle and city walls, where a special walkway led at least to the Dominican church in the north-eastern corner of the city. 
In the south-eastern corner of the peripheral walls built with two storeys building housing, among others, "the great chamber" and the Gothic hall and armory. The destruction of the castle area of nineteenth and twentieth century did not permit the assessment of its size and layout. Between this building and the "old house" existed jednokondygnacjowa "great hall" with dimensions of 8 to 6 meters and a height of 4 meters. In the south-west corner stood a huge tower built on a square plan with a side of about 10 meters, passing above the octagon. The original height of the tower is not known, but are curious cellars, which have up to three storeys. These tunnels meet as a prison from which there was only one escape - in the eighteenth century. The only entrance to the tower was located from the porch sentry on the walls of the peripheral. The castle had another, smaller turret. It was built at the southern wall and meets the economic role. Other farm buildings existing in the castle courtyard after a fire przygródka were transferred to its territory outside the walls of the castles. 
In 1406 years the city from the castle were destroyed and burned by the Teutonic Knights, but already in 1409 Wladyslaw Jagiello convened here against the parliament, of which must be made that the castle itself does not hurt too seriously and has been renovated. After the Battle of Grunwald king settled in Le.czyca part of the Teutonic prisoners. 
Diets were held here several times: in 1420, 1448, 1454 and 1462 years. Shortly after the last congress buildings have fire and the castle remained in partial ruins for the next 100 years. 
In the years 1563-1565 on the initiative of Castellan sieradzki and łęczycki, royal treasurer John Lutomierski renovated and expanded Łęczyca stronghold. The scale of the project provides an inventory of 1564, which sets out the scope of the work carried out, and the amount you spent on expansion - 3000 zł. During the extension was built partially preserved today czterokondygnacjowy "new house" between the gate tower and the north wall of the castle. Same gate tower has been restored and enriched with dostawioną staircase to the south wall. Extended with its one-storey height equating the "new home" and covered the whole one roof. 
Other buildings castle has also been completely renovated and refurbished. In the "old house" mentioned foundations, extended with one floor and brought out on the porches on the wall perimeter. "Mud" has been restored and put in the new vault. The building of "great chamber" and "armory" was also raised by one floor. Extended with the damaged tower, covered with new helmet and crowned with battlements. The whole circuit of the walls was strengthened, and the whole superstructure of his top porch fulfilling the functions of both defense and communication, as all castle buildings have input on the porch. 
In the mid-seventeenth century, the population Le.czyca plague struck and the city reached a fire. Soon after, in 1655 weakened the city with the castle occupied by the Swedes. The first attempt to rebound the fortress by troops Stefan Czarnecki failed before reaching the army under King Jan Kazimierz Swedish forced the crew to surrender. The castle, however, was severely hit during these assaults, and no one took care of its refurbishment. Swedish war in 1703 deepened the destruction and the castle, though partially used, gradually changed into disrepair. 
In the seventies years of the eighteenth century still secured walls and tower, and later the Prussian authorities in connection with the plans of the city fortification also intend to rebuild the castle, but after the occupation by the Austrians Le.czyca plans were not realized. In the nineteenth century, many people Le.czyca to extract from the ruins of a building material, fortunately after the transfer of the castle to the city authorities this practice was discontinued. The castle experienced yet deployed military barracks, but no work has not been carried out, not to mention securing weathered walls. 
After World War II, interest has been rebuilding this important in the history of Polish object. Found a place here Regional Museum, and then rebuilt the buildings located on the west wall, a tower, gate tower and the "new home". 
Legend has it that in the dungeons of the castle tower princes Łęczyca hidden treasures, which still guards the devil Borut.

Castle Lechyca

Fortified settlement existed here in the early twelfth century. The first castle in Uniejow certainly was already in 1331 when it was damaged by the Teutonic Knights. There is no assurance, however, that stood in the place of what later assumption. About half of the fourteenth century archbishop of Gniezno Jarosław Bogoria Skotnicki erected in its present location a new lock on an artificial small hill. It was founded on a rectangular plan with sides of 23x29 meters, which from the outside of the eastern wall dostawiona was a round tower with a diameter of 9 and a height of 25 meters. The gate was in the curtain wall of the south, and the west wing were the only living - trzykondygnacjowy building divided into two chambers in the lowest level. With the building in the courtyard stood a small chapel. 
  The castle housed a library and archive archbishop, is also organized reunions and local councils sieradzki province. 
In 1381 years, Bernard won the stronghold of Grabow, walls do not hit much, but the equipment was destroyed. About half of the fifteenth century the castle was enlarged by surrounding the second circuit of the walls, slightly lower than the original. At the corners of the residential wing in międzymurzu stood two square residential towers, as well as the earlier building also trzykondygnacjowe. Gate was replaced with a square gate tower. 
In 1492 during the War of Koźmin the castle was captured by Lawrence Kosmider Gruszczyński. After the devastation of this period and a fire in 1525 the castle was rebuilt by the Stanislaus Gomolina, who drew attention has mainly representative functions assumptions. Without changing the existing buildings added a cranked wing of the south-east, which joined the round tower of the Gatehouse. 
In the years 1627-1638 the castle was owned by John Wężyk, then for 1652 years - Maciej Łubieński. Reconstruction made ​​by them gave the mansion its present appearance by the extension of the south wing to the corner of the tower. From this era comes the portal gate. Performed after repair work has not changed the shape of the episcopal residence. Among other things, the work undertaken following the destruction of the Swedish wars of the period, after the invasion of the Saxon army in 1704, and later by Christopher Anthony Szembek. 
At the end of the eighteenth century, the castle was partially abandoned after the secularization of church property seized by the Prussian state. In 1836, he received his General Alexander Toll. During the renovation carried out by his descendants in the mid-nineteenth century western section of the wall between the old corner towers was replaced with a terrace and park was created przyzamkowy. It preserves the overall shape of assumptions, but given the castle walls Classical features, only the round tower has retained our original Gothic appearance. 
After the First World War the castle decorated guest house. War has left a massive destruction, but in the years 1956-1967 assumption completely rebuilt and decorated in the hotel, which is located here today.