Książ Castle hosts conferences for up to 300 people, banquets for 200, training sessions, gala evenings and wedding receptions across a dozen rentable halls, terraces and courtyards. The castle stands on a rocky spur above the Pełcznica gorge in Wałbrzych, in Lower Silesia, southwest Poland, and has its own hotel on the forecourt.
Seminars and company events
The Ballroom complex is the largest venue: 300 people in conference layout, 140 for training and 150 in a horseshoe, with a stage recess, a projector, a motorized screen, a sound system with mixer and a room for speakers. On the third floor, the Congress and Cultural Center has three conference rooms and a hall that together seat 300 theatre style. Each room has its own entrance, a tablet-controlled audiovisual system, permanent screens and a camera that streams a speaker live to the other rooms, which suits parallel sessions. One Jan Henryk room takes 120 in conference layout, 60 for training or 50 in a horseshoe. The Sala Kinowa, a former chapel turned into a cinema in the early 20th century and renovated in 2020, has 59 fixed seats, a stage and 7.1 surround sound. The castle also offers night tours and castle games as add-ons for groups.
Weddings and receptions
The Ballroom complex, the Curved Hall complex and the Maximilian Hall are listed as wedding venues. The Maximilian Hall is used for ceremonies and gala events, while the Ballroom complex takes up to 200 guests at rectangular banquet tables or 180 at round tables.
Rooms and capacities
The Ballroom complex covers 360 square meters, with a Ballroom of about 220 square meters, the largest room in the castle, plus the Fireplace Room and a circular Rotunda for coffee breaks and buffets. The Maximilian Hall, a two-story Baroque room of 120 square meters with a ceiling painted in 1732 by Felix Anton Scheffler, seats 160 in conference layout. The Curved Hall complex covers 120 square meters, with a fireplace and a small terrace over the forested gorge, and takes 120 in conference layout or 80 at a banquet. Other bookable spaces include the Alexander Tower, the Red Terrace, the Black Courtyard, the Larch Hall, the Courtyard of Honor and the Gentleman's Apartment.
Accommodation
Hotel Książ occupies three wings of the former palace buildings on the castle forecourt, so groups can sleep a few steps from the meeting rooms.
Catering
The castle has a gastronomy department for events, and the event halls are served by nearby dining facilities. Coffee breaks, lunches and standing buffets are set up in the conference center hall, the Fireplace Room or the Rotunda.
History and setting
The first castle on the site dates from the late 13th century, under the Piast dukes. From the 16th century it belonged to the Hochberg family, who rebuilt it several times. The modern conference center was created by refurbishing the third floor with European Regional Development Fund support. The castle sits 395 meters above sea level and is surrounded by a landscaped park.
Getting there
Wałbrzych is about 70 kilometers southwest of Wrocław, around an hour by road. Wrocław Copernicus Airport is the nearest international airport.
