Since 1520 years old Tarnowice were held Włodków family who shortly after the mid-sixteenth century, built of stone quadrangular castle. Four wings were two-storey castle and courtyard in the middle of the square was surrounded by arcaded galleries. In the south-eastern corner quadrilateral tower built on three floors. The entrance to the castle was located on the axis of the western wing. 
Włodek owned the castle until 1570 years. In 1724 it belonged to George von Gusnarda. During the subsequent reconstructions, conducted during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the castle lost its original appearance. Bricked, entrance hall was rebuilt and enlarged the northern wing. The castle was surrounded by a large park.

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Castle in Toszku was probably built in the tenth century. In the twelfth century, was established here Castellan, which certify records of 1222, and the subsequent listing of three castellans: James, Jaksa and Zwigora. Stone castle was built at the turn of the fourteenth and fifteenth century, when built perimeter walls surrounding the irregularly fairly large area of ​​the plateau of the hill. From the north and west ran perpendicular to each sections of the wall, and on the south and east courtyard was closed wall running along the arc. The entrance led from the east, where he dug a moat was bridged over it. The gate was placed in the extended considerably towards the moat przedbramiu. Other buildings were then probably wooden. Castle for a time was the seat of the dukes of the Piast Opole line, who ruled from here udzielnym principality. 
During the Hussite invasion of the castle was damaged in 1429 years, but overhaul lived only in the second half of the fifteenth century, when it belonged to the Duke Przemysław of Oświęcim. In the sixteenth century it belonged to the Habsburgs and then Redern. In 1570 the castle erupted fire that destroyed much buildings. Redernowie undertook the development of assumptions in the Renaissance style. It was created when adjacent to the entrance gatehouse south house with two cylindrical towers. In place of the old entry erected a new building with a vestibule entrance. Entering further strengthened small bailey surrounded by a wall with four bastions - two on the corners and two at the new gate. 
When in the seventeenth century Toszek passed in the Colonna family they extended the period 1650-1666 Redern residence. From the outside, they dostawili to the walls of the castle from the west residential building, and to the south the castle stables. The new building on the corners of the courtyard had czterokondygnacjowe square towers, one of which has survived to this day. Also, the building gatehouse dostawiono two towers. To one of the bastion at the entrance to the bailey was built another small building housing the apartment burgrave now. 
When in 1811 a fire destroyed the buildings, the castle was completely abandoned, and the owners moved to "the lower court." For over 100 years the remains of the castle decay, in 1927, the first architectural study took Bodo von Ebhardt, but only after the Second World War 1956-1963 part of the buildings were renovated, and the remaining walls were secured as a permanent ruin.

Castle in Toszka

The village was first mentioned in 1295 as Chudow attested in the Latin manuscript Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis. Chudów was a privately owned medieval manor purchased in 1532 by the Roman-German Silesian nobility House of Saszowski family, who already owned the neighbouring manor of Gierałtowice. Chudów is famous for its 16th-century Renaissance castle residence, built by the nobleman and scion John Saszowski von Geraltowitz (alias Geraltowsky in German, Gierałtowski in Polish). The village remained part of the House of Saszowski estates and a residence of its branch scions alias Geraltowsky von Geraltowitz (in Polish: Gierałtowski z Gieraltowic) until it was sold in the first half of the 17th century. Historical sources say, it was one of the most magnificent castle residences in Upper Silesia, host to many banquets and sport hunting activities of the aristocracy, in later times even included its own castle brewery and inn. The original entrance to the castle was via a drawbridge over the moat, which lead directly to the second floor of the castle tower.
In 1706 new owners of the castle was the family Foglarów. After 1768, the castle changed owners quite often, losing in importance. In 1837, the castle owner Alexander von Bally, made several reconstructions to the original design of the castle. The castle suffered severe fire damage in 1875, and its last owner left it as a picturesque ruin. Abandoned to ruin since the late 19th century, only parts of the walls, four-sided tower and outline of the moat survived to present-day. In 1995, the newly founded Chudów Castle Foundation, has since began gradual castle restoration and reconstruction work. Since 1966 the castle ruin is under registration No. A/568 categorized as of significant cultural value and tracked as objects of cultural heritage in Poland by the National Heritage Board of Poland.
In an already restored tower, there is a small museum that shows one of the most interesting exhibitions of medieval Gothic art ceramic stove tiles found in Poland, discovered on the castle grounds during restoration works and archaeological excavations.
Since 2000, the Chudów Castle Foundation organizes in August an annual medieval fair along with historical reenactments of medieval tournaments and warfare on Chudów castle grounds.