Poland · 17th century
Pszczyna Castle (Polish: Zamek w Pszczynie, German: Schloss Pleß) is a classical-style palace in the town of Pszczyna in southern Poland. Constructed as a castle in 13th century or earlier, in a Gothic architectural style, it was rebuilt in a Renaissance style in the 17th century. During the course of the 18th and 19th centuries, the exterior of the castle was partially changed into a Baroque-Classical style. The Classicist modernization transformed the complex into what is usually described a palace.
In its history the castle was a residence of Polish, incl. Silesian, Piast dukes, then the German von Promnitz noble clan (mid-16th to mid-18th centuries) and later the German von Pless family. The castle became owned by the state after the death of the last Prince of Pless, Hans Heinrich XV in 1936.
In 2009 it was voted as one of the "Seven Architectural Wonders of the Silesian Voivodeship" by the Silesian authorities and is often described as one of the most beautiful castle residences in Poland.
Text adapted from “Pszczyna Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pszczyna Castle ranks #1,284 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Founded c. 1700, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 8,387 times in the last 60 days, more than 92% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Bielsko-Biała, 19 km away. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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