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Ząbkowice Śląskie
In 1467 the citizens of Wrocław besieged the castle at Ząbkowice Śląskie, but their stone cannonballs made no impression on walls almost 3 metres thick. They took the fortress only with the help of the "great gun" — a cannon weighing 80 hu…
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Ząbkowice Śląskie
The Leaning Tower of Ząbkowice Śląskie stands 34 m tall and leans 2.14 m off the vertical, making it the most tilted tower in Poland. Nicknamed the "Silesian Pisa", it is also open to visitors: 139 steps lead to the top. A visit also revea…
Museums
Ząbkowice Śląskie
The oldest surviving house in Ząbkowice Śląskie, the so-called Kauffung Manor at 1 Krzywa Street, holds a regional museum with eighteen rooms of mementoes of former residents. The main draw, though, is in the cellars: Frankenstein's Labora…
Churches & monasteries
Ząbkowice Śląskie
Everyone comes to Ząbkowice Śląskie for the Leaning Tower, and hardly anyone looks inside the church it once served as a bell tower. Yet the Gothic Church of St Anne, founded by Emperor Charles IV of Luxembourg, holds a Renaissance tomb of…
Fortifications
Ząbkowice Śląskie
The only surviving section of Ząbkowice Śląskie's old moat is now a pond in the town park, and close by stands the Pigeon Tower, one of the best-preserved parts of the town's fortifications. In the 16th century the town was ringed by two l…
Old towns & squares
Ząbkowice Śląskie
Ząbkowice Śląskie's market square is dominated by a neo-Gothic town hall with a 72-metre tower – already the sixth on this spot since the town was founded. Its predecessor was destroyed in the great fire of 24 April 1858, and to pay for th…