Zagórze Śląskie



Zagórze Śląskie (Kynau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Walim, within Wałbrzych County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

The settlement within the northern Owl Mountains lies approximately 7 km north-west of Walim, 10 km south-east of Wałbrzych, and 62 km south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History
Zagórze Śląskie arouse at the foot of Grodno Castle (Kynsburg) built in the late 13th century by Duke Bolko I the Strict as a fortress near the border with the Kingdom of Bohemia. After it had fallen to the Bohemian crown in 1368 it was held as a fief by various possessors, among them the Counts of Hoberg at Książ until 1567 and Prince Michael the Brave of Wallachia.

Sights

 * Grodno Castle
 * Dam on Lubachowskie Lake
 * Church, mentioned in 1376, existing from approx 1550

Walking routes

 * Green: "Szlak Zamków Piastowskich" to Grodziec Castle
 * Yellow: PKP Wałbrzych Główny – Nowy Dwór Castle – Jedlina-Zdrój – Niedźwiedzica – Zagórze Śląskie – Zamek Grodno – Bystrzyca Górna – Świdnica – Ślęża – Wieżyca – PKP w Sobótce – Wrocław
 * Blue: European walking route E3 Spain – Bulgaria