Gola Dzierżoniowska Castle Gola Castle is situated in the village of Gola Dzierżoniowska , commune of Niemcza , in Dzierżoniów County , Lower Silesian Voivodeship , in Sud - West Poland . It is located 4 km nord - west from Niemcza , 18 km from East Dzierżoniów and 47 km South of Wrocław . History . " Gola Castle " was erected in 1580 by Leonard von Rohnau . The whole construction is built from granite rock . The original Renaissance style edifice was enlarged in the years 1600 - 1610 . It went through transformations at the beginning of the 18th century and was finally restored at the turn of the 20th century . Unfortunately , the Castle was partially destroyed in 1945 and the last owners , the family von Prittwitz und Gaffron , had to abandon it after World War II . Thereafter , the Castle gradually fell into ruins . The wonderful Park surrounding the property also became dilapidated . However , both the Castle and Park are now under strict protection . Gola Castle is of special interest because it is one of the oldest and largest castles built in the Renaissance style in this region . Architecture . The Renaissance Castle in Gola has been erected on a stone escarpment in 1580 by Leonard von Rohnau – this is confirmed by the inscription over the main entrance " In the name of God Amen . On the 29th February 1580 Leonard von Rohnau started the construction and thanks to God covered it with a roof " – most probably on the site of a more ancient middle age construction . The middle age castle had a defensive character , as shown by the steep escarpment on the western side , the wet moat from the east , and the double stone walls surrounding the edifice . The Renaissance Castle has been built as a quadrilateral building with an interior courtyard . A 300 - year - old linden still grows in the middle of the courtyard . At the beginning of the 17th century , the tower has been added to the initial construction on the eastern corner . From these days , the shape of the building remains untouched . The caste has a beautiful portal and walls with sgraffito decoration . Park . Gola Park is below the level of the Castle . This 13 - hectare Park features more than 1600 trees representing approximately 35 species from all over the world . A large water system irrigates the Park . The Gola river running through the Park waters seven of the ponds . The unique atmosphere created by the ponds and vegetation still remains today even as many of the ponds became overgrown over the years . The Park has a very rich diversity of flora and fauna . The main path leading from the upper part of the Park where the Castle stands is surrounded by centenarian beech trees . The latest inventory of flora in Gola Park was catalogued in Autumn 2001 . The work was performed by the following team : Ewa Domaszewska , Artur Barcki and Cedric Gendaj . 1619 trees and 36 different species were collected and catalogued during this inventory . For a full version of the inventory and a detailed description of each tree , please have a look at reference file ( only available in Latin and Polish ) ) . Reconstruction . Intensive work aiming to restitute the historical values of monument has been carried out " from year 2000 " . These works have been subsidized in years 2007 - 2008 from the " Cultural Heritage " program of Ministry of Culture and National Heritage . Hotel , Spa & Restaurant . In 2013 , Gola Castle became a luxury hotel , spa & restaurant : Uroczysko 7 stawów - 7 Lakes ' Sanctuary . For more information , see : http : / / www . uroczysko7stawow . com . Surroundings . Less than 20 km Less than 50 km