Grodziec Castle was first mentioned in pope Hadrian IV's bull of 23 April 1155. Here, in 1175 prince Boleslaus I the Tall granted the Cistercians of Lubiaz privileges. During the reign of his successor, Henry I the Bearded, the earth and timber stronghold was replaced by stone constructions. St. Jadwiga is believed to have fund the castle church. In the 14th century and a part of the 15th century, the castle belonged to the knightly family of Bozyvois.

During the Hussite Wars, the castle was seized and plundered by Hussite forces. Frederick I, the prince of Legnica, bought it back in 1470. He then have the spatial plan of the castle rearranged by master bricklayers from Wroclaw, Legnica and Görlitz. This gave it the planning we know today. After the prince's death, the works were continued by his son, Frederick II. At that time Grodziec became one of the most beautifulresidences marking the transition from Gothic style to Renaissance style in Silesia.

During the Thirty Years War the castle was seized and burnt down by the army of Albrecht von Wallenstein. When John Henry VI von Hochberg, Reich prince of Ksiaz and Mieroszow, got the possession of the castle in 1800, he undertook the first major reconstruction and conservation works

The preservation works after the WWII did not begin until 1959, when they were undertook at the Voivodship Inspector of Monuments command.

Sightseeing:

• From Monday to Sunday:
• From 10:00 a.m. to 16:00 p.m. (November till January)
• From 10:00a.m. to 17:00 p.m. (February till March)
• From 10:00 to 18:00 (April to October)

Normal entrance fee: 7 PLN
Concessionary entrance fee: 4 PLN