Niepołomice Royal Castle

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Niepołomice Castle
Inner courtyard of the castle

The Niepołomice Castle is a Renaissance - castle in the Polish city of Niepołomice .

architecture

Several Italian Renaissance architects were involved as architects of the castle, including Santi Gucci . Four wings are grouped around an almost square inner courtyard. The access gate is in the north wing and has a well-preserved Renaissance portal. In the inner courtyard there are arcades over two floors on three sides.

history

The previous building was in the middle of the 14th century under King Casimir III . built by Poland, the new building thereupon under King Sigismund II. August of Poland from 1550 to 1571. The building was partially destroyed by the Swedes in 1655 and by the Austrians around 1800.

In the inter-war and post-war periods, the castle was used for different purposes: it housed various offices, a telephone exchange and a maternity ward. It has been owned by the City of Niepołomice since 1991. After the renovation, the castle is now used as a culture and conference center.

museum

In the castle there is also a unique museum with rare, historical exhibits from different eras. The museum is part of the National Museum in Krakow and tickets from the National Museum are also valid in the Castle Museum. The outstanding collection items include paintings and sculptures from the 19th century by the artists Henryk Siemiradzki and Stanisław Witkiewicz .

literature

  • KK Czapliński, N. Bartkowska, R. Borysławski, A. Alisch: Zamki w Polsce . Katowice 2006.

Web links

Commons : Niepołomice Castle  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Jerzy Łoziński: Art Monuments in Poland: Krakow and Southeast Poland . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1984, ISBN 3-422-00385-1 , p. 451.
  2. ↑ The castle . In: Niepołomice . ( niepolomice.eu [accessed October 5, 2017]).
  3. ↑ Joanna Walas-Klute, Thorsten Klute: Krakau. With Tarnów, Wieliczka, Zakopane, Ojców National Park and Auschwitz . 5th edition, Trescher, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-89794-405-3 , p. 165.

Coordinates: 50 ° 2 ′ 3.4 ″  N , 20 ° 13 ′ 4.2 ″  E