Top 6 Castles around Krapkowice

View of the harbor from the castle.

Dobrau Castle was built in 1750 in the Baroque style by the royal court councilor Count Erdmann Karl von Roedern, son of Minister Carl Gustav von Roedern. In 1856, it was rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style based on a design by the Berlin architect Moritz Gottgetreu. At the end of the war in 1945, the castle burned down and fell into ruin. The building has been under reconstruction since 2014. Source: Wikipedia According to Google Maps, the castle is temporarily closed. It is to be converted into a hotel. For more information and pictures, see https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Dobrau For me, its exterior is the Taj Mahal of Poland, although it's no Mausoleum.

Beautiful rhododendrons blooming in May. Lots of people on weekends.

There is information on the access road that this is private property.

closed on Sunday

The castle looks most beautiful from the side of the river escarpment (Oder). You can enter the courtyard from the market square. Today the building houses a school.

According to legend, this 14th century castle, like several others in the area, belonged to the Templars. The stories tell of crusades, great expeditions and kidnappings of princesses. The castle, which changed owners many times, was rebuilt into a baroque palace. Unfortunately, in the 19th century it was destroyed by the then owner who, in debt and overcome by the Templar treasure "fever", almost demolished it in search of the alleged wealth hidden in the walls of the building. When he found nothing, he set the mansion on fire, which led to its almost complete destruction. The ruins of the castle from the 4th century, located in the palace and farm area among lush green trees and bushes, look extremely charming. Next to the pond there is another object - the palace of the Magdelung family, which developed the lime industry in the area. The family owned this area until 1945. Then the property became the property of the State Treasury. From 1996 to 2001, the palace was almost completely rebuilt from its ashes, until the new owner reopened it as a restaurant and hotel complex.

Moschen // Moszna. The name of the village probably comes from the surname Moschin. According to legend, Moszna belonged to the Knights Templar in the Middle Ages. In 1679, Moszna was owned by the von Skall family. In 1723, after the death of the owner Ursula Maria von Skall, Moszna passed into the hands of her cousin, the court marshal of Frederick the Great - Georg Wilhelm von Reisewitz. The castle - the central part of the current castle - dates from this period. In 1771, the von Reisewitz family lost Moszna and the property was purchased at auction by Heinrich Leopold von Seherr-Thoss. In 1853, Karl Gotthard Seherr-Thoss sold Moszna to Heinrich von Erdmannsdorf, who sold it in 1866 to Hubert von Tiele-Winckler from Miechowice. His son Franz Hubert was the originator and builder of the castle, which was built after the partial burnt down of the Baroque castle in 1896. Franz Hubert's grandfather, Franz Winckler, worked as a miner in the mine in Miechowice. After the death of his wife and mine owner, he married his rich widow Maria Aresin. In 1840, the Prussian king granted him the title of nobility. The heiress of the fortune was his daughter Valeska, who married Hubert von Tiele in 1854, who bought Moszna in 1866. After the marriage, they used a combined surname - Tiele-Winckler. Hubert died in 1893, and his estate passed to his eldest son Franz-Hubert according to the majority principle. In 1895, he was ennobled by the title of count awarded to him by Emperor Wilhelm. A year later, after a fire, he rebuilt and expanded his residence. In 1904, and later in 1911 and 1912, the count was visited by the ruler of Germany for hunting, and the west wing was built for him in 1911–1913. Franz Hubert's son Claus-Peter spent part of his ancestors' fortune in the interwar period. When he died childless, he adopted his cousin, whose son was to inherit the estate and the title of count. His family lived in Moszna Castle until the end of the war and fled to Germany to escape the approaching Red Army. After the war, the fate of the castle was different - from 1972 it has been operating as a hospital for the treatment of neuroses. Moszna - According to Franz Hubert's imagination, the castle has 365 rooms and 99 towers, for which it is famous. The unique architecture of the castle attracts crowds of tourists every year.