THE RABSZTYN CASTLE
Rabsztyn limestone hill is an ideal place to build a fortress. Perhaps our ancestors, who in the middle of the fourteenth century on the rock here set up a fort with a high circular tower. The medieval knight's castle, which was created during the reign of Casimir the Great, has repeatedly changed its owners. They were: Spytko with Melsztyn, a family of Toporczykowie called Rabsztyńscy, later, among others. Boners until the beginning of the seventeenth century passed into the hands of Zygmunt Myszkowski. Even before 1615 a lower castle was built here, glued to the rock where the old fortress stood.
The Baroque palace, which was a typical magnate residence, survived until 1657, when it was burned by the Swedes. After the "Swedish Flood" was only partly rebuilt from destruction. At the beginning of the 18th century, the old manor house and manor house were built at the foot of the castle, and the castle itself was falling in ruin. By the mid-nineteenth century, the local population had demolished the castle walls to recover the building, and in 1901 the treasure hunters blew up a tall cylindrical tower.
In that state, the castle has survived to this day. However, security work has been carried out for several years, part of the walls, two bridges have been rebuilt and the entrance gate has been reconstructed.