Fort Wilhelma

Fort Wilhelma is the ruin of a Prussian fort in the Bystrzyckie Mountains, built on the order of Frederick William II, near the villages of Huta and Wójtowska Równia.

Construction and purpose

The fort was built between 1790 and 1795, to a design by the engineer Captain Ludwig Müller. It was meant to secure the border of Silesia against Austria.

History of the fort

The fort played no significant role during the Napoleonic Wars. It was abandoned in 1806 and gradually fell into ruin. It was demolished towards the end of the 19th century, and the stone obtained from it was used in 1875 to build a railway viaduct and a school in nearby Bystrzyca Kłodzka.

Current condition

Today only the outlines of the rampart, a partly filled-in moat and fragments of walls have survived. The ruins are overgrown with dense spruce forest.

Practical information

• Village: Wójtowice, Kłodzko County, near the villages of Huta and Wójtowska Równia
• Access: two tourist trails run nearby
• What to expect: the ruin site, overgrown with dense spruce forest; it is worth checking the condition and accessibility of the site before setting out, as the sources do not give exact information on this