A ducal castle and residence on the Kaczawa where the Via Regia crosses it, with a market settlement below.
Bolesław counts it as part of his share from the first division, and the stone ducal palace and chapel in the castle belong to his time. No town law yet.
Who holds it
- Name
- Bolesław I the Tall
- Title
- Duke of Silesia
- Since
- 1163
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
Duke Bolesław I the Tall, through the castellan of Legnica
How things stand that morning
Held by Bolesław; quiet.
Charter
None in 1200; German town law comes later in the 13th century.
Communities
Polish; German settlers appear in the district in the next decades.
Militia
None as a town.
Walls and castle
The ducal castle on the Kaczawa, its palace and chapel being built in stone; no town wall.
Trade and crafts
Road trade on the Via Regia; the gold of the Kaczawa (Złotoryja upstream).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The castle is well known; the settlement's state in 1200 is inferred.
Primary sources for Silesia (Bolesław the Tall)
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Chronicle of the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
- The annals of the Kraków chapter and the other Polish annals (kept from the 11th century; the Kraków chapter annals continued to 1266). Short dated entries that fix the chronology Kadłubek blurs: the deaths of dukes and bishops, Mieszko the Old's captures of Kraków, Prussian raids on Masovia, church consecrations. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.