- Type
- Ruin
- Location
- Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
- Style
- Renaissance architecture
- Coordinates
- 50.1022°, 19.5818°
History
The stone castle on the hill at Rudno was built in the 14th century by the Tęczyński family of the Topór arms, one of the most powerful houses of Lesser Poland, who gave it its name. In the 16th century it was remodelled into a grand Renaissance residence with arcaded galleries and several courtyards. In 1656, during the Swedish Deluge, it was taken and burned by Swedish and Transylvanian troops. After the family died out it passed to the Opaliński, Lubomirski, Sanguszko and Potocki families and was partly rebuilt, but in 1768 it burned again and has stood in ruins ever since.
What to see
On the summit of a wooded hill in the Tenczynek Landscape Park stand the curtain walls, the stumps of towers, a gate and the remains of residential wings around the courtyards. In recent years the ruins have been consolidated and opened with walkways and viewpoints looking out over Krzeszowice and the Rudawa valley. Walking and cycling trails lead up from Rudno.
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