Castles

Lubliniec Castle

Lubliniec Castle stands almost in the very centre of town, and although its present form is the result of modern renovation, its history goes back to the end of the 13th century, when a stronghold of the Dukes of Opole stood here. Today it houses a hotel with a restaurant and a spa, regularly hosts cultural events, and its library preserves valuable works by Edith Stein, the patron saint of Lubliniec.

From the Kochcickis to the Cellaris

The first mention of the castle comes from 1397, when it belonged to Duke Władysław Opolczyk. After the death of Jan the Good, Lubliniec with the duchy fell to the Habsburgs and the castle was leased out until 1587, when Jan Kochcicki — who had leased it since 1576 — bought it and thoroughly rebuilt it as a family seat. In 1638 King Władysław IV Waza stayed here briefly. In 1645 the Habsburgs confiscated the Kochcicki estates for supporting Protestantism; the new owner was Andrzej Cellary, whose family owned the residence until 1722. After the great town fire of 1650 the castle was rebuilt as a Baroque residence. In 1655 it gave shelter to the Jasna Góra icon, carried out of the monastery before the siege.

The castle today

At the end of the 19th century the German authorities opened a hospital for the mentally ill and disabled here; after Lubliniec passed to Poland in 1922, a psychiatric hospital continued to operate within. In 2005 the castle was acquired by a private company which, after thorough renovation, opened a hotel here in 2010. The first knights’ picnic was organised here in the summer of 2012, and the building still serves tourists and the town.