Castle Ogrodzieniec

Ogrodzieniec is a historic town in southern Poland, situated north of Kraków in the Ojców mountains. The town is famous for its beautiful castle ruins. The Gothic-Renaissance ruins are the biggest of its kind in Poland.

Get in

Trains run hourly from Katowice to Zawiercie the nearest station, taking 50 min via Będzin and Dabrowa Gornicza. They may start from Gliwice and continue to Częstochowa, but some are inter-city trains from Vienna and Ostrava to Warsaw and Gdańsk - you pay extra to ride these. From Kraków you have to travel via Katowice.

Bus 7 runs M-F every hour or two from Zawiercie railway station to Ogrodzieniec, Podzamcze (for castle, 30 min) and Kiełkowice.

See

• 1 Ogrodzienic Castle. The castle in Ogrodzieniec was built by Casimir the Great in the 14th century and rebuilt as one of the most beautiful Renaissance palazzos in fortezza in Europe. It was destroyed in 1655 by the Swedish and fell into ruin. Today it is one of the region's best known tourism sites. (updated Feb 2022)

Sleep

• 1 Pod Figurą Hotel, Wojska Polskiego 1B, Podzamcze, ☏ +48 733 110000. Midrange place close to castle, comfy enough but thin walls so there's noise from events and other guests. B&B double 450 zł. (updated May 2024)
• 2 Poziom 511, Bonerów 33, Podzamcze, ☏ +48 602 752171. Wonderful modern spa hotel, great comfort, facilities and service. B&B double 750 zł. (updated May 2024)

Connect

As of April 2024, Ogrodzieniec and its approach highways have 4G from all Polish carriers, though T-Mobile is patchy. 5G has not reached this area.