Castle Polish Krawarn
The Polish Krawarn Castle is located in the Upper Silesian village of Krowiarki (German Prussian Krawarn ; until 1914 Polish Krawarn ), a district of the Pietrowice Wielkie community in the Raciborski powiat and was the residence of the von Strachwitz family and the Counts of the Henckel von Donnersmarck family (from 1911 Henckel- Gashin). Further spelling: Schloss Preussisch Krawarn .
history
In Krowiarki, before the current palace was built, there was a wooden castle from 1678. It was built by the von Bees family and in 1690 fell into the hands of Leopold Paczynski. From 1800 the Counts of Strachwitz were owners.
In 1826 a brick building was built by Ernst Joachim von Strachwitz, and it was rebuilt by Nikolaus Strachwitz from 1852 to 1887. The architect Walter Kyllmann was involved in the renovation. Karl Strachwitz sold it to Count Gaschin in 1842. After the wedding of Countess Wanda Gaschin with Hugo II. Henckel von Donnersmarck in 1856, the palace passed to the noble family von Donnersmarck Henckel over.
A fire in 1892 mainly destroyed the wooden north wing of the palace, whereupon the palace took on its current appearance in 1896 when the addition of a brick wing was completed. The older wing of the castle was designed in the neo-renaissance and neo-baroque style, it is plastered, painted with a reddish color and has a mansard roof . A large neo-baroque style tower rises in the middle. The palace building has many decorative objects such as cartouches and masks. The two- to four-story building is divided into 115 rooms and 30 basement rooms. The three most famous of these are the Ballroom , the Brown Hall and the Mauritanian Hall .
Edgar, the son of Hugo II, had lived here since 1911 and founded the von Henckel-Gaschin family . In 1939 the palace was owned by Count Hans II Henckel-Gaschin. Until 1945 the palace was owned by this family. Shortly before the Red Army approached , the Preussisch family left Krawarn. After the war the building was used as a party school, children's home and hospital. It was abandoned in the 1980s and is empty to this day (2006). The castle's condition deteriorated over time and required a general renovation.
Castle Park
The English park with an area of around 18 hectares belongs to the palace complex . There are many different species of trees, as well as exotic ones. It was laid out in the 17th century and redesigned by Nikolaus Strachwitz from 1852 to 1877.
The mausoleum, family crypt of the Donnersmarcks, was built around 1870 in neoclassical style . The building has a cross-shaped floor plan and four columns on each of the entrance sides. The crypt has a dome covered with sheet metal.
About 100 meters northwest of the crypt there was a tennis court and a pavilion where the count family stayed. Other buildings are the Kavaliershaus and the Remise with stable and riding arena, from the middle of the 19th century. The castle courtyard was built in 1877. The Count's property not only included the palace and the castle courtyard, but also the Amandhof , the Niklashof , the Wandaremise , the Thurmas estate and the Makau estate .
Castle Church
In 1910 a larger, brick church was built in the village. The old scrap wood church , which still existed at the time, was then acquired and renovated by Count Edgar Henckel von Donnersmarck in 1913, as it was in a critical condition and was no longer used by the residents. Then the wooden church became the castle church. It was made entirely of wood and nicely decorated inside. It was destroyed by two aerial bombs in World War II.
literature
- Danuta Emmerling u. a .: Górnośląskie Zamki i Pałace. ADAN, Opole 1999, ISBN 83-908136-8-8 (book about Upper Silesian castles)
Web links
- Private Krowiarki homepage, www.krowiarki.de
- www.preussisch-krawarn.de
- www.krowiarki.winder.pl, information about the castle
- Page of the ratiborer, also about Krawarn (German and Polish)
- Geographical location of Krawarn
Coordinates: 50 ° 8 ′ 17 ″ N , 18 ° 5 ′ 14 ″ E