Curtain walls

The curtain walls were built on the initiative of Bishop Przecław of Pogorzela in the mid-14^th century. They surrounded the area of the New Town. They included twenty-eight towers and four gate towers: Wrocławska, Ziębicka, Celna and Bracka. In addition, the walls protected the ramparts added thereto. In 1428, the defensive fortifications prevented the Hussites attacking Nysa from conquering the New Town. In the 16^th and the 18^th century, the walls were modernised several times, and at the turn of the 19^th and 20^th century, they were virtually completely demolished. Until today, only a small fragment of them has been preserved.