Karwiniec Palace

Karwiniec Palace once stood surrounded by a park in the centre of the village of Karwiniec, known until 1945 by its German name Langenhof, in the Bierutów municipality. It was built in the 19th century, and the building itself has not survived, though the site of the former estate can still be recognised by its outbuildings.

Owners and links to Przeczów

The estate belonged to families from Bierutów, the same ones that owned the nearby palace in Przeczów, a few kilometres away. The two residences were linked by a road running through the forest, its initial stretch lined with a chestnut avenue that has survived to this day. Both estates were once surrounded by an identical wrought-iron fence, no longer existing in Karwiniec.

What remains of the estate

No trace of the palace itself remains; it disappeared after 1945. What has survived is an outbuilding built in 1880 and a farm building from 1890, as well as 19th-century cattle sheds, barns and a granary. On the southern side, a gate once led to the farmyard, separating the village from the manor estate.

Park

At the end of the 19th century, as part of the estate's rebuilding, a landscape park of two hectares was laid out here, with rich tree stands and rare species of shrubs and exotic plants, including banana trees. The park, like the former gate, separated the world of the manor from the rest of the village, lying between the manor complex and Karwiniec's main street.

Nearby

Less than a kilometre away, in Bierutów itself, stand the Church of St Joseph the Betrothed of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the synagogue.

Practical information

• Address: Karwiniec, Bierutów municipality, Oleśnica County
• Getting there: the village lies on local roads of the Bierutów municipality; check the exact public transport connection before setting off
• What to expect: the palace itself is gone; what remains to be seen are the outbuilding, the farm buildings and the remnants of the park with its chestnut avenue