Pszczyna Castle

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.

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Pszczyna Castleは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,490位（全3,734件中）、ポーランドの165件では35位にランクされています。1700年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の24%より古い城です（17世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の285件のひとつ）。ポーランドが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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