Wichelsdorf Castle
Wichelsdorf Castle ( Polish : Pałac w Wiechlicach ) is a castle in Wiechlice ( Wichelsdorf ) in the urban and rural municipality of Szprotawa ( Sprottau ) in the powiat Żagański ( Sagan district ) in the Lubusz Voivodeship . Historically, the region belonged to Silesia .
history
In 1538, Christoph von Kittlitz is named as the owner of the village . It is possible that there was a manor house in the village in 1619. From 1718 to 1757 the von Stosch , then the von Studnitz and von Niebelschütz owners of the estate. Presumably by Georg Sigmund Neumann, today's late baroque palace was built from 1790 to 1795.
After the transition to Poland in 1945, the castle was used as accommodation for officers of the Red Army who operated a military airfield in the area. Today the castle has been restored.
Building
The castle is typical of the early classical architecture in Silesia. The building has a hipped mansard roof and a risalit accented with Tuscan pilasters with a restrained facade design.
literature
- Arne Franke (Hrsg.): Small cultural history of the Silesian castles . tape 1 . Bergstadtverlag Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn, 2015, p. 335 .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 34 ′ 4.8 ″ N , 15 ° 35 ′ 30.3 ″ E