Moszna Castle

Moszna Castle Pałac w Mosznej
General information
Architectural style	Eclecticism; Neo-Gothic, Neo-Baroque and Neo-Renaissance
Location	Moszna, Opole, Poland
Completed	1768 (initial) 1896–1914 (current)
Website
Official Website (Polish)

The Moszna Castle (Polish: Pałac w Mosznej) 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.^[1][2][3]

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.

History

The central part of the castle is an old

. His participation in hunting during his stay at the castle was documented in a hand-written chronicle in 1911 as well as in the following year.

The castle in Moszna was the residence of a

and this part of Silesia was placed under Polish jurisdiction by the victorious allies, with the remaining German population subsequently expelled. The short period of Soviet control caused significant damage to the castle's internal fittings in comparison to the minor damage caused by the Second World War.

After

. Nowadays it can be visited by tourists since the health institution has moved to another building in the neighbourhood. The castle also has a chapel which is used as a concert hall. Since 1998 the castle housed a gallery in which works of various artists are presented at regular exhibitions.

Apart from the castle itself, the entire complex includes a park which has no precise boundaries and includes nearby fields, meadows and a forest. Only the main axis of the park can be characterised as geometrical. Starting from the gate, it leads along the

referred to by the owners as Easter Island. The islet is planted with needle-leaved shrubs and can be reached by a Chinese-styled bridge. The garden, as part of the whole park complex was restored slightly earlier than the castle itself. Preserved documents of 1868 state that the improvement in the garden's aesthetic quality was undertaken by Hubert von Tiele-Winckler.

Gallery

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  Historic view, "Schloss Moschen" is the German name
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  Moszna Castle with an adjoining hothouse
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  One of the castle's towers
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  A pond located in the garden of the castle
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  Castle stairs
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  Interior of the castle
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  Garden elevation
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  Moszna Castle at blue hour

See also

• Castles in Poland

References

External links

• Official website (in Polish)
• Photo gallery
• Sferical panorama photo gallery
• Moszna Castle seen from the drone

50°26′N 17°46′E / 50.433°N 17.767°E / 50.433; 17.767