Rogalin

Rogalin [ rɔ'galin ] ( German 194 045 oak grove ) is a village with 700 inhabitants in the western part of Poland and the urban and rural community Mosina that belongs to the powiat Poznański the Wielkopolska Region. It is about 20 kilometers south of Poznan on the right bank of the Warta.

History

Is first mentioned in 1294 as Rogalin owned by a family of Polish nobility. In the 16th century the village belonged to the family of the Arciszewski. Krzysztof Arciszewski, Fleet Admiral in the Dutch services and general of the Polish artillery under King Władysław IV Vasa, was born here in 1592. 1768 acquires Kazimierz Raczyński, wealthy nobles and royal scribe Polish kingdom, the village and the surrounding estates and transformed Rogalin in the headquarters of the ascending family of Raczyński.

That same year, the new landlord begins with the construction of a residence entre cour et jardin. The construction is making rapid progress, so that in 1774, the lock can be obtained. 1776, the farm buildings are passed, a year later, followed by the consecration of the chapel. The facility is located in the family until 1939, last aristocratic owner is Earl Edward Raczyński, 1979-1986 President of Poland in exile.

After the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 Wielkopolska come under Prussian rule, in 1815, this state is fixed for a whole century. 1831 holds Polish national poet Adam Mickiewicz in Rogalin. 1848 comes in the place to fighting between Polish insurgents and Prussian troops. 1918 returns Rogalin back to Poland.

Since 1949 the castle Rogalin is owned by the National Museum in Poznań.

Attractions

The monumental complex of Castle, Castle Garden and Museum is a major attraction in Rogalin and combines it with respect to its importance with similar architectural ensembles in other places Wielkopolska - especially with the 10 km distant Kórnik, as well as with Gołuchów, Śmiełów and Rydzyna.

Castle

The Raczyński Castle is a monumental noble palace in the late baroque style with classical elements. From its builder no details has been handed down, probably it was a of the many active in Warsaw and the rest of Poland in the 18th century Saxon architects. The castle consists of a main building with two adjoining pages side wings, which together form the semicircular enclosure of the wide, open to the East Parade Court ( cour d' honneur ), the ornate castle gate leads from an alley. Near the castle gate is serving as the Mausoleum Catholic chapel, an early-classical building in the style of a Roman temple.

Castle Garden

On the west side of the palace, the palace garden adjoins, a sprawling complex in the French style, with symmetrically arranged ornamental waters, trees, shrubs and hedges. Remarkable are the statues of Greek deities. The garden includes an art called Parnassus hill against the Waterside area of ​​Warta from back.

Museum

Palace and gardens are part of the National Museum poses and can be visited. The art collections are remarkable, they contain works of Polish and European artists like Jacek Malczewski, Stanisław Wyspiański and Claude Monet and based on vested interests of the National Museum and in 1990 launched Raczyński Foundation together.

Nature Park and Oak

Rogalin and the castle form the center of Rogaliński Landscape Park ( natural park Rogalin ), which are under protection since 1997, large parts of the shore landscape of the Warta as a reserve. Especially protected the ancient oak trees, whose stock is the largest in Europe in Rogalin. You can reach here a circumference of up to 9 meters. The best known examples are called Lech, Czech and Rus. They are over 700 years old, their names refer to legends about the common origin of three Slavic nations, the Poles, the Czechs and the Russians.