Enemy troops set the place on fire and the damage was such that it was never rebuilt. After the Second World War, Ogrodzieniec was taken over by the government and work started to preserve it. In 1973, the castle was opened to the public. The atmospheric remains of the medieval fortress, which includes two well-preserved crenelated towers, were used as a location for Netflix series The Witcher, based on books by the Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski.

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