Kórnik Castle

Kórnik Castle (Polish: Zamek w Kórniku or Zamek Kórnicki) is a castle in the Polish town of Kórnik, which was constructed in the 14th century. The current neogothic design and remodeling was done in 1855 partly on the basis of architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel's plans for Tytus Działyński and the son Jan Kanty Działyński. After the death of the last member of the Działyński family, Jan Kanty Działyński, his brother-in-law Count Władysław Zamoyski received the castle in Jan's will. Shortly before his death in 1924, the childless count willed the castle, along with an extensive art collection and the Kórnik Arboretum, to the Polish state.

The castle currently houses a museum and the Kórnik Library. It's one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated July 11, 2011 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.

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Kórnik Castle ranks #970 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 366 mapped in Poland. Founded 1600, it is older than 32% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 718 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,117 times in the last 60 days, more than 85% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Poznań, 21 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.

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