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📜 object history:
The castle was built in the mid-13th century, perhaps soon after the founding of Ujazd, i.e. after 1223. The first structure took the form of a stone residential tower built on a square plan (with sides approx. 8.5 m long), reinforced with buttresses in the corners. Soon - at the end of the 13th century - the facility was significantly expanded. A stone perimeter wall (2.2 m thick) was built, enclosing a rectangular courtyard with an area of ​​over 7 ares. The western wall of the residential tower was structurally incorporated into the perimeter wall. The entrance to the castle was located on the eastern side. The remaining objects were probably made of wood, as their remains were not found during excavations. The complex was additionally protected by two dry moats and two earthen embankments. The building functioned in this form until the second half of the 14th century, when in 1370 the bishop of Wrocław, Przecław of Pogorzela, was forced to demolish the castle fortifications. The entire southern part of the stronghold, as well as part of the perimeter wall, was then demolished down to its foundations. However, soon (in the 14th century) the complex was rebuilt using a new building material - brick. The preserved fragments of the brick wall were added with a brick wall, and a new brick wall was built in the southern part of the castle. In the south-eastern corner and along the eastern wall, a multi-story residential building was built, higher than the crown of the walls. In the 15th century - as a result of a number of mortgage agreements - the castle changed owners many times, which had a direct impact on its technical condition. In 1524, the Gothic building was already described as a ruin. In the same year, it passed into private hands (in which it remained until the end of World War II). The castle was rebuilt and expanded many times, including: at the end of the 16th century in the Renaissance style and in the first half of the 18th century in the Baroque style. It eventually lost all its military features and over time became a comfortable residence. In 1945, when Ujazd was captured by the Red Army, the complex was completely ruined. The current appearance of the castle is the result of revitalization in 2015-16. The facility is available to visitors in the form of the so-called "permanent ruin".