Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

The guard and prison tower, together with the Oppersdorff castle and the Castle Gate, was created at the end of the 16th century. The brick structure on a square plan with a Baroque helmet with a lantern is one of the symbols of Głogówek. To this day, bars in small windows and heavy doors devoid of handles, but equipped with massive bolts, have been preserved in the tower. Part of the cells is devoid of windows – they served as dungeons where particularly dangerous prisoners were held. One of them also served the role of a torture chamber. Currently, one can view illustrations presenting methods of extracting confessions from convicts, as well as tools used by the executioner. In the tower, as well as the 19th-century administrative building adjacent to it, one can also view the exhibition of the Regional Museum in Głogówek with the arranged "Grandma's Room" (Izba u Starki), showing a rich collection of kitchen equipment from the period between World War I and II. Practical information: The facility is not open to visitors. Municipal parking spaces by the town square.