Located on a hill over the small hamlet of Ojców, Kazimiers castle was built in the second half of the 14th century as part of King Kazimierz the Great’s ‘Orle Gniazda’ (Eagles’ Nests) line of defensive fortifications along what was then Poland’s western border, extending from Kraków to Cz?stochowa and entailing some 25 such medieval strongholds. Kazimierz Castle did not withstand the vicissitudes of time well however and by the early 19th century had fallen so deeply into ruin that the contemporary owner was forced to raze many of its walls before they collapsed.Today only its Gothic tower has survived,
