The castle is located in the Princely Capital City of Płock, Masovian Voivodeship; in Poland.

[1] The castle is located on a steep Vistulan hillside,[2] most likely since the eleventh century, a wooden fortress - defended by walls and dikes, where in the middle there was a small stone built stronghold.

On the turning point of the eleventh and twelfth century, when one of the largest Masovian strongholds where already located on the hillside - a chapel and wall-defended living quarters were built in 1194.

[3] At the end of the thirteenth century, the raising of the castle had begun, when the stronghold was fortified, and took on its current form under the reign of Casimir III the Great.

[4] When after the Partitions of Poland, Prussia took over the castle, the authorities ordered some of the defensive walls to be deconstructed.