Łomnica Palace

The Łomnica Palace is a Baroque palace from the 17th century with a separate residential building, the so-called "Widow's House", located in the northern part of Łomnica, at the separation of roads to Karpniki and Wojanów, about five kilometers from Jelenia Góra.

The first information about the Łomnica estate comes from the years 1475–1654. At that time, the estate belonged to the von Zedlitz family. Between 1654 and 1737 it was owned by the Tomagnini family and from the third quarter of the 17th century until 1811 by the Menzl family. The Łomnica estates were then in the hands of the Flach and von Roth families until in 1835 Carl Gustaw von Küster bought the estate.

The early Baroque manor house was built around the second half of the 17th century. The main body and two corner alcoves date back to this period. In the 1820s, during a reconstruction, changes were made to the appearance of the façade and the interior. The reconstruction project is attributed to Martin Franz of Reval. The most significant changes in the appearance of the building were made in the years 1838-1844 by Albert Tollberg. Changes were made to the layout of rooms, a representative staircase was erected, new storeys were built and window openings were enlarged. After World War II, the palace was taken over by the Polish state. A school was located in the palace until 1977. Since the end of the 1970s, it has been abandoned and fell into ruin. In 1992, the palace was bought by a Polish-German partnership, which began renovation works.

The "Widow's House" mansion was built between 1803 and 1804 by Christian Gottfried Mentzel. The building was intended for an elderly member of the von Menzel family. After the war, the house was used for residential purposes. Currently the building houses a hotel, a restaurant and a café.

The farm complex located next to the palace now serves as a commercial and catering facility (flax products, regional products, bakery, restaurant, blacksmith shop).

Text adapted from “Łomnica Palace” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Łomnica Palace ranks #3,032 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #102 of the 374 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1675, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,978 times in the last 60 days, more than 66% of the atlas. 11 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Jelenia Góra, 6 km away. It is one of the 72 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Lower Silesia. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.

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