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Palace in Roztoka

Poland · 18th century

Founded
c. 1800
Heritage status
immovable monument in Poland
Location
Roztoka, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates
50.95802°, 16.22601°
Links
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Palace in Roztoka in Poland
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Description

Pałac w Roztoce is a historic palace in the village of Roztoka (Lower Silesian Voivodeship).

As early as the 13th-14th centuries there was a water castle here, and in the 14th century a knightly defensive structure, a so-called Wasserburg, was in use. The original castle underwent numerous rebuildings, up to its present visible state, associated with the last rebuilding in the 1870s. The palace in Roztoka probably arose in the 16th century as a Renaissance manor of a defensive character. In 1720 it was thoroughly enlarged into a Baroque residence of the von Hochberg family. The rebuilding in the years 1868-71 introduced Neo-Renaissance elements into the architecture of the building. During the Second World War the palace served as a repository of works of art for collections brought from, among other places, Berlin, Wrocław and Książ. A Baroque residence in Roztoka.

In 1945 the collections of German art held in the castle were secured by representatives of the General Directorate of Museums and Protection of Monuments. In breach of international law the monuments were taken away to Szklarska Poręba, and from there to Kraków and Warsaw. The palace was nationalised and handed over to the local State Agricultural Farm (PGR). In 1953 it was renovated. The palace is surrounded by an extensive park and a farm courtyard.

Machine-translated from “Pałac w Roztoce” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

In the rankings

Palace in Roztoka ranks #6,657 of 9,902 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #248 of the 455 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1800, it is older than 12% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 757 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 13 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Wałbrzych, 22 km away. It is one of the 92 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Lower Silesia. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.

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