Kórnik Castle

Façade of the castle

Kórnik Castle (Polish: Zamek w Kórniku or Zamek Kórnicki) was constructed in the 14th century. The current neogothic design and remodeling was done in 1855 by the architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel for Tytus Działyński and the son Jan Kanty Działyński. After last member of Działyński family Jan Kanty Działyński's death, his brother-in-law Count Władysław Zamoyski received the castle in Jan's will. Shortly before his death in 1924, the childless count willed the castle, along with an extensive art collection and the Kórnik Arboretum to the Polish state.

The castle currently houses a museum and the Kórnik Library. It's one of Poland's official national Historic Monuments (Pomnik historii), as designated July 11, 2011 and tracked by the National Heritage Board of Poland.

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Kórnik Castle

References

Insight Guides (18 April 2016). Insight Guide: Pocket Poland. Apa Publications (UK) Limited. pp. 165–. ISBN 978-1-78671-025-3.

Coordinates: 52°14′38″N 17°05′28″E / 52.24389°N 17.09111°E / 52.24389; 17.09111

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