he town on the Jezierycza River was founded in 1285, when it was ruled by the princes of Głogów. In 1312, it came under the rule of the Piasts from Oleśnica, of whom Konrad I immediately erected a brick castle with a diamond plan on the river in the place of the hillfort. From the north, a square gatehouse with a side of 9 meters adjoined the walls from the outside, and the only residential wing was located at the eastern section of the perimeter walls, the whole had dimensions of about 22x39 meters. Originally, the castle had an outer bailey with wooden buildings located north-east of the main complex. In 1579, when Wołów was ruled by the Duke of Brzeg-Wallachia, George II, the castle was expanded. Along the western section of the walls, a wing with an arcaded cloister was erected.
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Aerial view from the north-east, photo by ZeroJeden, X 2013
1653 and 1672, another expansion was made by prince Christian, who added a representative wing from the outer side of the northern wall, into which the gate tower was included. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the castle was damaged by fire, but in the years 1714-1725 it was rebuilt. At the end of the eighteenth century, the gate tower was leveled.
Currently, it houses municipal offices, a portal with the Piast eagle has been preserved here, and Renaissance vaults from 1579 have been preserved inside.
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e town on the Jezierycza River was founded in 1285, when it was ruled by the princes of Głogów. In 1312, it came under the rule of the Piasts from Oleśnica, of whom Konrad I immediately erected a brick castle with a diamond plan on the river in the place of the hillfort. From the north, a square gatehouse with a side of 9 meters adjoined the walls from the outside, and the only residential wing was located at the eastern section of the perimeter walls, the whole had dimensions of about 22x39 meters. Originally, the castle had an outer bailey with wooden buildings located north-east of the main complex. In 1579, when Wołów was ruled by the Duke of Brzeg-Wallachia, George II, the castle was expanded. Along the western section of the walls, a wing with an arcaded cloister was erected.
