he castle in Chałupki was probably built on the initiative of Bolko I in the last quarter of the 13th century. Archaeological research to date does not allow the reconstruction of the layout of the buildings. Only fragments of the 2-meter-thick perimeter wall and the foundations of the round tower have been discovered. The whole is surrounded to this day by an oval-shaped moat and an earthen rampart, which was certainly originally higher. The mound itself occupies an area of approximately
Frederick Bernard Wernher, Topography of Silesia 1744-1768
60x100 meters. The first mention of the castle comes from 1295, in which the document mentions Piotr of Liebenau (probably Lubowo) as the castellan. For the next century and a half, we have no information about the fate of the stronghold. Around 1430, the castle came into the possession of Zygmunt von Reichenau, a knight-robber, of whom there were more in Lower Silesia during the term of office of the bishop of Oleśnica Konrad IV. He continued his robbery activities until 1440. At that time, the castle was destroyed by the troops of Hynek Kruszina von Leuchtenberg. Von Reichenau himself escaped with his life, but in 1442 he was killed during the bishop's offensive on the Kaltenstein castle occupied by von Reichenau.
The new owner of Chałupki did not stop at conquering the castle and in revenge for the wrongs he had suffered, he began to attack the surrounding
Moat photo by ZeroJeden, VI 2000
bishop's lands. In June 1443, two of Hynek's castles (apart from Chałupki, also Karpień) were captured by troops led by Wilhelm, Duke of Opava-Ziębice. This expedition was initiated by the townspeople of Ziębice and the surrounding towns. However, the stronghold once again became a nest of bandits led by Kaspar Unwird.
Another military expedition against the Robbers brought an end to the castle - in 1509, the troops of the Bishop of Wrocław, Jan Turzon, captured and destroyed the stronghold, which was never rebuilt from the ruins. It is possible that the damaged fortifications were still used during the Thirty Years' War. In 1832, the remains of the castle tower were demolished.
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e castle in Chałupki was probably built on the initiative of Bolko I in the last quarter of the 13th century. Archaeological research to date does not allow the reconstruction of the layout of the buildings. Only fragments of the 2-meter-thick perimeter wall and the foundations of the round tower have been discovered. The whole is surrounded to this day by an oval-shaped moat and an earthen rampart, which was certainly originally higher. The mound itself occupies an area of approximately 
