The little charming town of Kożuchów, western Poland, surrounded by amazing 8-metre high medieval city walls, is located on a historic trade route. The city walls of the town are among the best preserved in Poland. Travel to western Poland and see it with your own eyes.
The impressive castle was the seat of the Teilherzogtum Freystadt, part of the Duchy of Głogów. The first mention of  the city is a document by the Głogów Duke Henryk III. issued in 1273. 18 years later, the city was granted special rights. The first castle was built with bastions that surrounded a rectangular courtyard, a round tower and a residential building. Later, there was a monastery, which still can be recognised in the halls. The concert hall, the regional Hall and the Knight cellar are impressive rooms. Today, the castle is the seat of the Cultural Centre “Zamek”, which organises many competitions, events, concerts and exhibitions.

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Castle Kożuchów

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The ruins of the castle bastion on the Oder at the end of the sixteenth century. Bastions and curtain were added in the early seventeenth century, in the same age began to be rebuilt on the palace steps. Preserved fragments of curtain wall of the building of the sixteenth century and bastions.

Castle Habitat

In 1558, John Lindner raised in Czerna Renaissance residence with rectangular plan with a small tower on the south. From the beginning, the castle was trzykondygnacjowy. In 1725 years, the castle was rebuilt. In the sixteenth century, come inside the vault on the ground floor, roof tops and input portal crowned with crests owners. 
In the nineteenth century, again carried out construction work on the buildings, expanded residence of economic buildings with a rectangular courtyard. During this period also assumes a landscape park near the castle. After the Second World War in the fifties of the twentieth century the castle was restored.

Castle Czerna

At present called the Palace ot Culture of Zagan has been built at the place of the former Piast castle from the turnover of 13th and 14th century.

At present called the Palace ot Culture of Zagan (4 Szprotawska street) is situated on the south-east-erly edge ot the city in the place of the medieval castle which was founded about 3 metres below pa³ace. In 1627 the duchy of Zagan was purchased by the commander of the Austnan troops duke Albrecht Wallenstein. About 1630 he initiated the construction of a palace replacing the castle. The palace was designed by Vincentio Boccacci as Renaissance type of a fortified residence. The tragic death of the duke delayed the construction work for a long time. It was resumed by duke Wac³aw Lobkowic who purchased the duchy in 1646. The construction work was continued in 1670 according to the design of an Italian architect Antonio della Porta, The erected structure clearly resembles the palace in Roudnice, the home town of Lobkowic, The slow pace of the construction changed when in 1786 the duchy was bought by Piotr Biron, duke of Kurland. In the years 1792-1796 the interiors were rebuilt and thoroughly renovated by an architect Chrystian Schultze. In 1802 the wooden bridges were replaced by bridges built of stone and brick. In 1842 Dorota Talleyrand- Perigord became the owner of the duchy. Then the manor of Zagan became one of the best known in Europe. A great deal of modernization work was carried out in the years 1845-55. Its present architectural style is baroque.