Chudów

Coordinates: 50°13′0″N 18°47′0″E / 50.21667°N 18.78333°E / 50.21667; 18.78333
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See also: Chudów, Lublin Voivodeship
Chudów
Village
Chudów castle
Chudów castle
Country
 Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyGliwice
GminaGierałtowice
Population
 (2012)
1,493
WebsiteChudów

Chudów [ˈxuduf] is a village in the district of Gliwice County, within the municipality of Gmina Gierałtowice, Silesian Voivodeship, in the historical region of Silesia.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Gierałtowice, 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Gliwice, and 16 km (10 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.

History

Original 19th-century artist illustration of Chudow (Chutow) Castle by publisher Alexander Duncker.

The village was first mentioned in 1295 as Chudow attested in the Latin manuscript

House of Saszowski family,[2] who already owned the neighbouring manor of Gierałtowice.[3][4] Chudów is famous for its 16th-century Renaissance castle residence, built by the nobleman and scion John Saszowski von Geraltowitz (alias Geraltowsky in German, Gierałtowski in Polish).[3][4][5] The village remained part of the House of Saszowski estates and a residence of its branch scions alias Geraltowsky von Geraltowitz (in Polish: Gierałtowski z Gieraltowic) until it was sold in the first half of the 17th century.[4][5] Historical sources say, it was one of the most magnificent castle residences in Upper Silesia, host to many banquets and sport hunting activities of the aristocracy, in later times even included its own castle brewery and inn.[4][5] The original entrance to the castle was via a drawbridge over the moat
, which lead directly to the second floor of the castle tower.

In 1706, new owners of the castle was the family Foglarów.

National Heritage Board of Poland
.

In an already restored tower, there is a small museum that shows one of the most interesting exhibitions of ceramic

cocklestove
tiles found in Poland, discovered on the castle grounds during restoration works and archaeological excavations.

Since 2000, the Chudów Castle Foundation organizes in August an annual medieval fair along with historical reenactments of medieval tournaments and warfare on Chudów castle grounds.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Okolski, Szymon (1641). Orbis Polonus splendoribus coeli, triumphis mundi, pulchritudine animantium condecoratus, in quo antiqua Sarmatorum gentiliata pervetusta nobilitatis insignia etc. specificantur et relucent [Polish Encyclopedia of the ancient Sarmatian families, the history of the coats of arms of the nobles of Poland old and new, their origin as awards for honorable deeds and the arms themselves specifically described and emblazoned] (in Latin). Vol. III. Kraków: In Officina Typographica Francisci Cæsarii. pp. 94–98. Archived from the original on 2019-06-01.
  3. ^ a b Bielski, Marcin; Bohomolec, Franciszek (1764). Zbior dzieiopisow polskich: Kronika Marcina Bielskiego [Collections from Polish Historians: Chronicles of Marcin Bielski] (in Polish). Vol. I. Warsaw: W Drukarni J.K. Mci y Rzeczypospolitey. p. 587.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Castle Chudów (Polish Zamek w Chudowie) (in Polish)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Chudów Castle Foundation (in Polish) Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

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