Castles
The castle was built of brick with some details made of sandstone (probably taken from nearby quarry from Brzeźno village) with the view of regular quadrangle. The main buildings were massive, octagonal watch-tower (put up in the south-east corner of the whole structure), and a kind of great hall (on the west side of the structure). The castle was encircled with a double wall and a moat adjoining to town wall. In the middle of 17th century it was partly damaged by Swedish army during Deluge (history) and then abandoned to the slow decay. In 19th century the derelict was taken apart and demolished (last larger parts disappeared probably between 1844–1855). Today there are no remains of the king's castle itself, except the name of the square situated approximately in the same place where former castle had stood, namely The Castle Square (Plac Zamkowy) Another castle in Konin in Gosławice district (former Gosławice village) was erected in 15th century and restored in the 1980s.
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