Date of execution: 2009-08-26.
The earliest recorded name is derived from the stronghold 1168 roku Frstenstein. Later, the term force Vorstinburg (1209), Furstenberg (1337), Furstinberg (1346) oraz Fürstinsteyn (1367), has evolved into a mold Fürstensteyn and Fürstenstain (1515). W XIX i 1. half of the twentieth century functioned original record Fürstenstein, at that time in Poland, it was named the Prince's Boulder Rocks and Principe. After World War II, the place was called interchangeably Książno or Księżno, a od 1947 the Książ. The castle was one of the many cells of the defense system of the duchy Swidnica, which included m.in. strongholds: Cisy, Black Bor, Gladly, Chert, Grodno, Wleński Gródek, Chocianów, Chojnów and Stone Mountain.
The emergence of the castle Ksiaz tells the legend, according to the fortified seat of imperial knight raised here Funkenstein. Even as a young squire he donated his ruler bag found by accident in the forest carbon, which so delighted the recipient, that hastily moved up the boy and called He Who Brings Leading Stones Sparks. He ordered also go to the nearby countryside, find valuable and build there a fortified city, guarding henceforth black treasure. According to legend, this event was to take place in the 933. The first historically documented mention is given, that in the years 1288-91 stronghold in Książu renewed and expanded Duke swidnicko-jaworski Bolek I, son of Boleslaw Turnpike and grandson of Henry the Pious. Built on the site of the destroyed in 1283 by King Przemysl Otakar II building originally served as border guards, located on the trade route leading from Bohemia to Silesia. He wore the name Furstenberg (Top Principe)*. Soon after, Bolek I moved his court from Lwówka Książ and henceforth until 1392 object will function as a central, next Swidnica, center of power of the monarch. Raised by his grandfather saying much expanded his grandson, nephew of Casimir the Great, Bolek Small, that despite the fatal nickname did a lot of good for his Silesian kingdoms. This prince died in 1368 was a never a successor and as a result of a prior agreement, concluded with the Czech king Charles IV, good Książ became the property of the King of Bohemia with clause, that the lifetime right to dispose of property was the widow of Bolek Agnieszka. During this time, the name of the castle was changed to Fürstinsteyn (Prince's Stone).
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| apparatus: | Sony Alpha A100 |
| lens: | Falcon 8mm/F:3,5 |
| exposure: | F:8, 1/160s, ISO100 |
| type: | Spherical panorama |
| HDR: | not |
| location: | Wałbrzych (Silesian) |