WORK ON CONSERVATION OF CASTLES AND WATCH-TOWERS IN KATOWICE DISTRICT OF THE CRACOW—CZĘSTOCHOWA JURA MOUNTAINS

The historical outline o f Cracow—Częstochowa upland is followed by a description o f the types o f the castles in that region and their history which ended with the Swedish invasion o f Poland in the 17th century. The work on conservation o f the ruins o f the said castles was taken up after the conclusion o f the Second World War in 1945. However, the proceedings involved were not connected then with architectonic research. It was but the comprehensive work on preservation o f the ruins o f Ogrodzieniec Castle that has pointed to the correct direction o f conservation o f the castles in the Cracow—Częstochowa upland. The author deals with the scope o f that work approached from the viewpoint o f organization o f conservation proceedings. The ruins o f Ogrodzieniec Castle were made open to the public in 1973. It was then that the problem arose o f maintaining that historical monument in due condition. Hence, the need for its manager who would ensure to it a systematic and adequate protection