Located in the Polish city of Poznań, it was largely destroyed during the Second World War but has since been partly rebuilt.

The first building was a habitable tower made of bricks with a well inside, and the rest of the hill was surrounded by a rampart with a palisade.

Work started by Przemysł was continued by a branch of the Piasts from Głogów ruling in Greater Poland, and finished before 1337.

In 1804, after the Second Partition of Poland, the Prussians demolished the southern part of the castle, replacing it by buildings which, together with Raczyński's archive served as the office of the local Regierungsbezirk.

During the battle for the Poznań Citadel, in February 1945, Przemysł Hill was in line of artillery fire, and the remaining part of the castle was demolished.

In the years 1959–1964 Raczyński's archive and part of Prussian building were rebuilt, and on base of the oldest tower stands a small pavilion called the Royal Kitchen (Kuchnia Królewska).

On 20 December 2010, work began on the total reconstruction of the demolished parts of the castle, and meticulous restoration of the surviving buildings.

However, the evil forces started to celebrate their victory too early; their noisy behavior awoke the roosters, which began to crow.

Another legend is connected with the mysterious murder of Ludgarda, wife of Przemysł II of Poland, probably strangled by servants in the bath or in her bedroom on 14 December 1283.