Zatonie–Niedoradz Bike Path – Zatonie Palace Ruins loop from Nowa Sól County

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Zatonie–Niedoradz Bike Path – Zatonie Palace Ruins loop from Nowa Sól County

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Zatonie–Niedoradz Bike Path – Zatonie Palace Ruins loop from Nowa Sól County

01:23

24.4km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 26, 2026

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Start point

Bus stop

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934 m

Wooden Pavilion with Picnic Tables

Highlight • Rest Area

A mandatory rest point on the Zielona Góra - US bridge route

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5.35 km

Rest Area with Shelter and Picnic Tables

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11.5 km

Zatonie Palace Park Gazebo and Stone Grotto

Highlight • Historical Site

The park adjacent to the palace is undergoing renovation. New alleys and an observation pavilion are being built on the main viewing axis of the establishment.

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11.6 km

The rose arbor is enthroned on an artificial hill and forms the end point of the longest visual axis in the park. A spiral path leads upwards. At the foot of the hill there is another grotto made of field stones.

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12.3 km

Zatonie Palace Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

The palace was built in 1689 by Balthazar von Unruh, the then owner of the Zatoń estate, in the form of a baroque manor house. In the years 1842-1843 it was rebuilt in a classicist form [1]. According to the latest findings, the author of the manor reconstruction project was W. Gurlt, the ducal construction officer from Otyń [2]. At the same time, the park around the palace began to be transformed, probably according to the design of Piotr Lenné [3].

These works were commissioned by the Duchess of Żagań Dorota de Talleyrand-Périgord, who moved here in the 1840s. The best period in the history of the palace coincides with the duchess's stay. In 1841, the King of Prussia, Frederick William IV, and his wife visited Zatonie [4].

After the death of Princess Dorothy in 1862, her younger son, Alexander Edmund, Marquis de Talleyrand-Périgord, became the owner of the palace. On his initiative, at the beginning of the 1870s, the palace and the adjacent orangery were rebuilt according to the design of A. Jaekel [5].

Burned down in 1945, it was not rebuilt.

In 2020, a rebuilt orangery was opened, which houses a cafe, the park has also been revitalized, after dusk you can see the beautiful illuminations of the ruins of the palace.

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