The partially restored ruins of the castle date back to the 14th century during the reign of Casimir III the Great.

[1] The edifice was built by king Casimir the Great in 1350–1360 on a slope within the fortifications of Nowy Sącz, at the confluence of two rivers Dunajec and Kamienica.

In the following centuries the castle hosted fewer Polish monarchs and became the seat of local starosta.

Between 1611 and 1615 the castle was reconstructed in the mannerist style for Sebastian and Stanisław Lubomirski according to design by Maciej Trapola.

The structure was destroyed again in 1945, at the end of World War II, when it was used as a German ammunition store and was the site of mass executions.