Poland · 18th century
The Moszna Castle (Silesian: Palast Moszna, Polish: Pałac w Mosznej, German: Schloss Moschen) is a historic castle and palace located in the small village of Moszna, in southwestern Poland. Situated approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the regional capital Opole, between the towns of Prudnik and Krapkowice, the residence is an excellent example of romantic fairy-tale and eclectic architecture.
The history of this building begins in the 18th century, although traces of older cellars were discovered in the gardens during excavation and reconstruction works at the beginning of the 20th century. Some of those could have been remnants of a presumed Templar stronghold. Following the Second World War, further excavations uncovered a medieval palisade.
Text adapted from “Moszna Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Moszna Castle ranks #536 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #13 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 19,924 times in the last 60 days, more than 97% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Opole, 27 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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