Wisnicz Castle was built around the middle of the fourteenth century, probably at the initiative of John Kmity and references in the documents began to appear at the end of the fourteenth century
Wisnicz Castle was built around the middle of the fourteenth century, probably at the initiative of John Kmity and references in the documents began to appear at the end of the fourteenth century. The original castle is probably the only rectangular perimeter defensive walls with dimensions of 30x50 meters with a square tower at the corner of the east. It is possible that there was also a round tower in the corner of the north. Economic and residential buildings were wooden.
At the turn of the fifteenth and sixteenth century, it was already four-and had three towers and fortifications surrounding earth with two gates. After 1516 years Piotr Kmita, the most prominent representative of this family, and one of the most prominent lay people of his time, extended the castle. All residential wings were raised by one floor and dostawiono fourth corner tower, but rather artillery territory of the bastion. For external walls of the south-east wing was built a large building, and the defense system was modernized by replacing the partial wall, while the western gate of the courtyard of the castle grounds was converted into the territory of the bastion. North entrance was fortified bastion.
After the death of Peter Kmity in 1553 became the property Barzów and later Stadnickich. In 1593 by the estate was bought by Sebastian Lubomirski. In the years 1615-1621 expansion mansion took his son Stanislaw. Project Baroque reconstruction and fortification bastion developed for him by Maciej Trapola.
During the Swedish invasion Stanislaw Lubomirski wanting to save the destruction of the most powerful Polish fortress surrendered it to the Swedes. Army, however, stripped the castle with all the equipment and devastated buildings. After the withdrawal of the invaders castle returned to the ownership of the Lubomirski, but in spite of the work has not been fully restored. In the middle of the eighteenth century became the property of Sanguszkos, then Potocki and Zamoyski. After the takeover by the conqueror castle began to decline, and in 1831 years has fire and was eventually abandoned. In 1901 the castle was bought by the union of ancestral Lubomirski, who started the renovation of the mansion. Since 1928 works were directed by Adolf Szyszko-Bohusz, but were abandoned after the outbreak of the Second World War. After the war the castle was taken over by the state, and since 1949 works were carried out to restore his completely original appearance, which led Alfred Majewski. At the end of the twentieth century the castle was returned to the ownership of the Lubomirski.