Things to do in Ząbkowice Śląskie
6 attractions in Ząbkowice Śląskie, including Ząbkowice Śląskie Castle (Frankenstein Castle), Leaning Tower of Ząbkowice Śląskie and Regional Museum…
Map of attractions in Ząbkowice Śląskie
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All attractions (6)
Hidden gemCastles
Ząbkowice Śląskie Castle (Frankenstein Castle)
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…
Hidden gemViewpoints
Leaning Tower of Ząbkowice Śląskie
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
Regional Museum in Ząbkowice Śląskie
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
St Anne's Church in Ząbkowice Śląskie
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
Town Walls of Ząbkowice Śląskie
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
Market Square in Ząbkowice Śląskie
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…
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