Warmątowice Sienkiewiczowskie Palace

Warmątowice Sienkiewiczowskie Palace is a historic palace in the village of Warmątowice Sienkiewiczowskie, in the Krotoszyce municipality, south of Legnica, close to the A4 motorway.

From border castle to palace

The building began as a border fortress of the Duchy of Legnica, granted to a local knightly family. In 1748 the castle was rebuilt as a baroque palace. The two-storey building was erected on a rectangular plan and covered with a tall mansard roof, and the main entrance leads through a stone portal flanked by pairs of Ionic columns, topped with a cartouche bearing noble coats of arms.

Former owners and the link to Henryk Sienkiewicz

Among the successive owners were members of the von Zedlitz family and the Olszewski family. Alfred von Olszewski left the palace in his will to the writer Henryk Sienkiewicz, but he did not accept the inheritance. It is after this episode that the element "Sienkiewiczowskie" was added to the village's name.

The palace complex

The palace forms part of a larger estate, which also includes an 18th-century garden pavilion, a park and a farmstead complex with outbuildings.

Today

The palace is not a ruin. According to its official website, it operates as a hotel and events venue, offering accommodation, catering, wedding receptions, business conferences and other functions. It is privately owned.

Practical information

• Warmątowice Sienkiewiczowskie, Krotoszyce municipality, Legnica County, south of Legnica by the A4 motorway
• The venue operates as a hotel and events space, check the route and details of the offer on the official website before your visit
• Specific hours and rules for visiting the palace itself without booking a stay or an event are not given on the official website, it is worth asking before arriving
• Within a few kilometres are the Palace in Krotoszyce and the Museum of the Battle of Legnica in Legnickie Pole