It is located in the western part of the Lublin Province on the Vistula River. It was erected in the years 1508 - 1526 thanks to the efforts of Mikołaj Firlej, the Great Hetman of the Crown, and for over 150 years it remained in the possession of the Firlejs.
At the end of the 16th century, the fortress began to lose its military significance in favor of residential functions. In the years 1565-1585, further expansion of the castle took place. The work was led by an Italian architect - Santi Gucci.
At the beginning of the 17th century, after the Tarło family took over the castle, the residential part was extended and the western and eastern towers were added.
On February 7, 1656, the castle was plundered and burned during the Swedish invasion under the command of Charles Gustav. Then, it was rebuilt and extended in the Baroque style by the Lubomirski family, who owned it until the first half of the 18th century. The reconstruction was supervised by the Dutch architect Tylman of Gameren.
In 1783, Jerzy Marcin Lubomirski lost a castle at cards. Its new owner was Mikołaj Piaskowski. However, neither he nor the subsequent owners (including the Osławski family) were able to maintain the castle. They sold all the furnishings (even the marbles were taken off the walls) and the castle was abandoned and fell into disrepair.
In 1931, the castle was purchased by Leon Kozłowski from Warsaw. He renovated only two rooms in the tower, but - more importantly - stopped the vandals. The castle with the adjacent land was too small an estate to be nationalized as part of the agricultural reform passed. As a result, Kozłowski was the only owner of the castle in the Eastern Bloc.
In 1975, the building was purchased by the Vistula Museum and since 1993 it has been gradually renovated.
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