The ruins of Czorsztyn Castle (German: Sub-Arx Oberschloss, Arx Czorstein) are located in the southernmost part of Poland in Czorsztyn (Nowy Targ County in Lesser Poland), at Czorsztyn Lake within Pieniny National Park borders. On the other side of the Czorsztyn Lake is located Niedzica Castle.
The Czorsztyn Castle stands at the top of the hill nearby Dunajec. According to Jan Długosz, in 1246 the owner of the castle was Piotr Wydżga. However that theory was never after confirmed by other historians, so the beginnings of castle functioning are dated on 14th century. Large development of the castle took place during the reign of Casimir III the Great. In years 1629–1643, when Jan Baranowski was a starosta of Czorsztyn, the castle was fundamentally rebuilt. In 1790 the roof of the castle burnt after a thunder clap. In the result castle was quickly broken down and became empty.

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Niedzica village already existed in the thirteenth century and the beginning of the fourteenth century was, along with the entire ground gabled from Magura Dunajec, owned Kokosz of Brzozowicy. In 1320 years he sold part of his estate his brother John and his son Michael. Among the lands sold was also Niedzica. In the document there is no mention of the castle, but only about the village, from which you can request either not yet the existence of the castle, or that Kokosz left the fortress to be able to exercise control over the trail that runs through the valley of the Dunajec. In 1325 for the first time mentioned as the property is a castle Berzeviczy. In 1326 years there has been a seizure of goods Niedzica by Charles Robert, who passed them Sárosowi William Drugethowi. This is probably the Saros erected on the rocks on the highest part of the hill castle, whose walls still exist today. The castle consisted of irregular peripheral wall and residential building known as Kamieniec in the western part of the courtyard within the walls. The gate was located in the immediate vicinity of the building in the southern section of the walls. From the gate stretched along the castle walls surrounded west embankment below the castle. 
In 1330 years Saros Drugeth Wilhelm wrote to his brother Nicholas castle along with several other castles. In 1342 years the castle became the property of the state, and in 1347 years back in the hands of Niedzica Berzeviczy family. At the turn of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, they expanded the castle. In place of water tanks well established, erected a new building at the eastern perimeter wall, which in the southern part had a large Gothic hall, and in the north, in the place of an earlier tanker, was the chapel. The courtyard of the castle decorated cloister and bailey surrounded by a defensive wall with a quadrangular gate tower and bulwark of the south. They bailey surrounded by a defensive wall in the western part of the established four-sided tower bramna. The entrance to the castle ran through the gate probably earlier wooden bridge along the south wall. 
Southern tower accommodate the lower castle chapel, photo. ZeroJeden, V 2001 
  niedzickim castle, which is within the limits of the Hungarian delegation to Hungary Ladislaus Jagiello paid 37,000 threescore Prague groschen pledge 13 Spiš towns, including the same Niedzica. In 1425, the castle was owned by a descendant of John Berzeviczy Peter Schwarz from Lomnica, then passed to his son John Schwarz. Castle Berzeviczy must have a strong claim, as in the thirties fifteenth century Hussites twice destroyed the nearby areas, but not even tried to attack Niedzica fortress. John in 1463 years mortgaged the castle Emeryk Zápolya, who took him on a permanent basis after the childless death Berzeviczy. He expanded his seat, put the castle buildings on the square tower, and expanded below the castle. The new perimeter walls became current surface, expanded bailey. The entrance to it was in the quadrangular gate tower dostawionej to the southern wall and was reinforced neck gate. After the death of Stephen, son Emeric, his widow made ​​a deal with Andrew Horvath giving him Niedzica and paying another 2,000 guilders in exchange for Likava. 
During the Civil War in Hungary between Ferdinand Habsburg and John Zápoľský castle changed owners. In 1527 years podstarościm Spiš was Stefan Potturniański, who ruled from the castle Niedzica, but already in 1528 Zapolyi troops under the command of Peter Kostka rebounded fortress. 
In 1529 years Niedzica became the property of Polish magnate Jerome Laski, who deserved to be king Zapolyi in the negotiations with Turkey. He established headquarters at the castle governor Spiš. In 1534 as a result of intrigues were debated Zápoľský of Laski, who only through the intercession of the high-ranking Polish and French men was released from prison, the King of Hungary. Grace went over to Ferdinand and removed from the castle Niedzica supporter Zápoľský Minkwitza, setting the governor Jerome Bobola. Minkwitz briefly rebounded castle in 1535. Grace gave shortly castle in pledge prepozytowi spiskiemu John Horvath, and 1538 years waived him permanently. During the turbulent years of the thirties the sixteenth century, the castle was also the temporary seat of robbers. Horváth was a stern ruler, and 1544 years was forced to resign and withdraw from political life. The castle came into the hands of Łaski. In 1576 years the son of Jerome Albert Grace has mortgaged the castle niedzicki Andrew Balassa, 1589 years and sold it to George Horvath of Palocsa. George in 1601 expanded the medieval fortress of increasing the average castle and bottom, which previously served as economic-castle. The current toll gate in a four-sided south tower was walled up, and a new gate was established on the west, and the area of the lower castle built new residential buildings. In the hands of the Horváth castle remained until 1670, when due to financial difficulties Stefan Horvath leased part of the property with a lock Niedzica Sylvester Joanellemu. In 1683 the castle was captured by insurgents Emeryk Thökolyego, and after the fall of the uprising came in 1685 at the hands of Joanellich. At the end of the seventeenth century was rebuilt castle chapel, which earlier in the fighting or disaster building has been damaged. Niedzica returned to Horváth after the death of John Joanellego in 1776, but the castle was already so damaged that Horvath remained in his castle in Palocsa. Only fire their ancestral seat in 1817 meant that Andrew Horvath decided to rebuild the castle Niedzica, not Palocsa. Repair made ​​in the years 1821-1823. In the south tower, formerly a gate on the upper floor was the chapel of St. Nicholas. Andrew. Reconstruction and modernization of Representation covered buildings castle, middle and bottom, and left damaged Gothic castle walls of the upper as picturesque ruin. 
In 1843, Ferdinand died and the castle became the property of his son Alexander and daughter, who previously married Alapi Solomon. When in the mid-nineteenth century, the castle was destroyed by fire began its reconstruction. In 1856, he died last male representative of the family of Palocsa Alexander Horváth and renovation completed in 1861 Alapi Solomon. After establishing the new national borders in 1920 Niedzica was part of the Polish. For 1943 years the family Salomon seasonally yet stayed at the castle, however, used only some of the rooms on the lower castle, because the rest of the buildings was at that time already seriously damaged. 
At the end of the Second World War began to vandalize abandoned castle and undress. After the Second World War, the castle became the property of the state and in 1950 years was handed Association of Art Historians. In the same year as a result of the storm overturned centuries-old oak tree standing in front of the castle, which the administration had to be planted by a gypsy, when the castle became the property of George Horváth, and had to illustrate the fate of Palocsa Horváth family. The work carried out at the castle in the years 1949-1952 secured the ruins, and for the next three decades, works with a total reconstruction of the castle and the middle and lower securing the permanent ruin of the upper castle.

Castle Niedzicy

The first building was built in the Hungarian village Frydman probably in the first half of the fourteenth century by the Berzewiczy. It was a residential tower with a plan similar to the square, its walls are still in the basement of the later castle.
In the year 1589, belonging to Niedzica village Frydman was bought from Albert Laski George by Horwath (Gyorgi Horvath). At the end of the sixteenth century, he expanded the Castle Niedzicki, then Watchtower Frydmanska, transforming it into a fortified castle. To work at both the sites probably same architect was hired.
Frydman remained the property Horwath till year 1857, and later became the property of Salamon. The castle was then neglected, in 1881 it was already abandoned.
In 1910, the family Noworolski bought a dilapidated building, who undertook renovations. Unfortunately castle lost its historic character. Attica and deep roof replaced with plain hipped roof. In this state, the building still exists.
The building has a rear facade two corner alcoves. In front wall projection of the entrance, which once had a portal similar to the site of the castle in Niedzica. The front corners are diagonally placed bays. It was surrounded by small dikes and moats. Before 1910, there were also other court buildings, however, they were demolished.

Mansion in Frydman

Pieniny Castle is the highest Polish fortress. Today, only ruins - a fortification wall of about 90 meters in length, the outline of a square tower or the chambers, and the remains of a caged tank, were used to collect water from the already dried St. Kinga. It really does not take into account the monumental historical figure of the castle. Its history dates back to the second half of the 13th century. According to legend, Boleslaw himself was embarrassed for his wife Kinga. It is said that this sheltered here in 1287 before the tatar storm.

Numerous legends have been circulating about the castle. This is about the hidden treasure in his ruins. In the course of archaeological research discovered other valuable treasures. These are, among others. Fragments of the ancient floor, bones of the turn, fragments of pottery or arrowheads. Interestingly, its walls were built of local calcium. The building itself could be wooden. He often wrote about the castle. Jan Długosz. It is from his texts that we can learn a lot about the building itself and its history. Długosz is associated with, among others. Legend about the siege of the castle and the prayers of Princess Kinga storm, which scattered the attackers. Pieniny Castle was known outside of Poland in the 17th and 18th centuries. At that time, it was given in geographic studies as an example of a prominent defensive fortification building. In 1894 the Tatra Society set the road to the castle, which in 1906 was marked with paint. In 1904, the hermitage built a hermitage. It was the hermits who were the greatest attraction of this part of the Pieniny. The last one was Wincenty Kasprowicz, who lived here in 1924. It was a controversial figure and an interesting expression. He was dressed in alberta habits, slept at the coffin age, led a very modest life. He earned mainly souvenir on them. When in 1949 the hermit consumed the fire, there was no need to rebuild it again. The path created by the hermit before the First World War on the ridge of the Castle Mountains leads from the ruins of the castle. In 1995, however, it was excluded from tourism.