Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

Rogów Opolski is a village in the Krapkowice district, in the Krapkowice municipality. Archaeological excavations conducted on its territory prove that the area was inhabited since at least the 11th century. In the Middle Ages, Rogów was supposed to be the seat of the Knights Templar, who were to build a water castle in the town, with underground passages to the castles in Otmęt, Krapkowice, and the Tempelberg watchtower in Obrowiec. The first mentions of Rogów date back to the first half of the 14th century in the context of a brick parish church. The showcase of the town is the castle, which in a form similar to the contemporary one was built in the 17th century from the foundation of the Rogoyski family, who managed the estate from the end of the 15th century, after arriving from Rohožník in Moravia. In 1760, the estate was purchased by Count Karl Wilhelm von Haugwitz, who decided to transform the castle into a noble manor house. Currently, the building is the seat of a branch of the Opole library. The monuments in Rogów also include the landscape park and the church of Saints Philip and James, built at the end of the 13th century, rebuilt and expanded with a tower and a chapel in the 16th century.