English: Given it's current size, Inowłódz seems a strange location for quite a large castle. With under 800 residents, and little seeminly of note in the area, appearances are quite deceptive.

In the early middle ages, Inowłódz was situated on a key trade route between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Poland. The first recorded entry on the then town dates from the mid 12th century, making this one of the oldest towns in Poland. The castle itself was founded in 1370 and formed part of a strategic network of strongholds throughout the country. Alas tough times lay ahead for Inowłódz. The town was ravaged and the castle destroyed during the war against Sweden commonly known as The Deluge (given the number of enemies Poland and its ally Lithuania faced at the time). It grew again in importance as a result of iron mining and lime producing businesses in the area but again found itself almost entirely destroyed during fierce fighting in World War One. Any hope of regaining its former glory pretty much evaporated when yet again heavy fighting broke out in the area in 1939 between the Wehrmacht and the Polish Army

The castle itself and its environs has been excavated numerous times since 1945 with critical conservation work carried out around 2001. The remains of the moat are cleary visible and indeed filled with water Given it's current size, Inowłódz seems a strange location for quite a large castle. With under 800 residents, and little seeminly of note in the area, appearances are quite deceptive.

In the early middle ages, Inowłódz was situated on a key trade route between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Kingdom of Poland. The first recorded entry on the then town dates from the mid 12th century, making this one of the oldest towns in Poland. The castle itself was founded in 1370 and formed part of a strategic network of strongholds throughout the country. Alas tough times lay ahead for Inowłódz. The town was ravaged and the castle destroyed during the war against Sweden commonly known as The Deluge (given the number of enemies Poland and its ally Lithuania faced at the time). It grew again in importance as a result of iron mining and lime producing businesses in the area but again found itself almost entirely destroyed during fierce fighting in World War One. Any hope of regaining its former glory pretty much evaporated when yet again heavy fighting broke out in the area in 1939 between the Wehrmacht and the Polish Army

The castle itself and its environs has been excavated numerous times