The palace in Paszkówka

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Paszkówka 37, 34-113 Paszkówka Tourist region: Pogórza

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The renovated neo-Gothic palace of the Wężyk family now houses an elegant hotel with a conference centre.

The village of Paszkówka belonged to the knightly Radwanit family in the 13th century. Likely that a small wooden manor house stood here at that time, which had changed owners since the 14th century. In the 19th century, it was taken over by the Wężyk family and in 1865, construction began on the palace, which remained their residence until 1940. The palace escaped destruction during the Second World War. After the war, it housed an agricultural association, a school, a health centre, a veterinary post, and even a mushroom farm. A floor was added during the 1971 renovation, and the ‘Kasztelanka’ guesthouse was opened in 1975. The building fell into disrepair in the 1970s, was abandoned and had fallen into near-complete ruin by 1997, when it was taken over by the commune authorities, from whom a private owner bought it. During the renovation, the building's palace character was restored and a hotel was opened there. The original palace was single-storey with an octagonal staircase and crenellation located in the outer tower. The palace was built at the end of the 19th century by the Kraków architect Feliks Księżarski. It is neo-Gothic with elements of English neo-Gothic; it is one storey and built on an elongated rectangular plan. The façade is decorated with a Moorish turret, pinnacles, avant-corps, cornices, a frieze, a shield of the coat of arms of the Wężyk and Żeleński families above the entrance and ceramic tiles with mythological figures under the first floor windows. The palace is set in a 19th-century style English park. The palace and park complex includes the ‘Spichlerz’ Hotel, built on the foundations of a former granary. There is a wine cellar still in use in the park.