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Under reconstruction.

The castle was built in the 15th century. In 1600, expanded and rebuilt in the Renaissance style. Rebuilt and enlarged in the 18th and 19th centuries.

The neo-Gothic Evangelical Church of the Holy Trinity, which also served as a court church in the past, was built from the foundation of Marianna of Orange in 1885. It remained unused in the post-war period. Currently, tickets to the palace of Marianna of Orange are purchased in the former church.

The first abbey in this place was founded by the Augustinians in 1210. In 1246, the monastery passed into the hands of the Cistercians from Lubiąż. The great expansion of the monastery was completed in 1388. The Cistercians were mainly involved in water management. They owned water mills and regulated the course of the river. The Cistercians owned the monastery in Kamieniec until the secularization of the order in 1810.

The Leaning Tower is located next to the parish church. It was built in the 14th century. It is not known why, perhaps it served as a watchtower and was then adapted as a church belfry? Or maybe it was built as a free-standing belfry right away? It is not known, but recent archaeological research indicates that the first Ząbkowice castle could have been located near the tower. The tower tilted suddenly, in 1598, after an earlier subsidence. Initially, it was 1.5 meters from the vertical, but the tilt is still increasing and currently is 2.1 meters. The highest, straight storey of the tower was most likely added in the 17th century. Until World War II, 3 massive bells were hung on the tower. They were removed during the war and melted down. Currently, the Leaning Tower is used as a viewing tower. Admission is charged.

Neo-Gothic town hall from 1864. It stands on the foundations of the previous one, built in 1534 and then rebuilt several times. The old town hall burned down in the city fire of 1858.

The tower was built in 1516, during the reconstruction of the wooden and earthen ramparts into brick city walls. Initially, it was open from the city side. Somehow, it survived the period of the walls' demolition, which occurred in the 18th century. At the turn of the 19th century, the Pigeon Tower was enlarged by adding a section of wall and closed with a half-timbered wall. It served as a warehouse and residential space. After World War II, it housed the headquarters of the Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society, and later the Scout Communications Club. Currently, the tower is in private hands, but is not used.

The beginnings of the castle are unknown. Different dates are given, sometimes the 13th century, sometimes the 15th. It is known that around 1600 the castle was rebuilt in the Renaissance style. At that time it was surrounded by a wall and a moat. In the 17th century it was enlarged, and later, in the 18th and 19th centuries it was rebuilt twice. Today's appearance is the result of all this work. After World War II, the castle became the property of the State Centre for Embryo Breeding. The castle was used for offices, and later it housed a library, a café and a village community centre. Today the castle is still in state hands. It belongs to the National Centre for Supporting Agriculture.