Rogalin is a village in western

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, situated on the river

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. It lies approximately east of the town of

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, and south of the metropolitan city of

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. Information for tourists and citizens
at Rogalin.org It is best known for the

Rogalin Landscape Park Rogalin Landscape Park ( pl, Rogaliński Park Krajobrazowy) is a protected area ( Landscape Park) in west-central Poland, covering an area of . It includes two nature reserves. Overview The Park lies within Greater Poland Voivodeship, across ...

(with the oldest oak trees in Poland), the Baroque palace, art gallery, and neoclassical church with the mausoleum of the Raczyński family.

Overview

Rogalin is primarily famous for its 18th-century Polish Baroque palace of the Raczyński family, and the adjacent Raczyński Art Gallery, housing a permanent exhibition of paintings by the Polish and foreign artists of international renown including

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and

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as well as the famous

Jan Matejko Jan Alojzy Matejko (; also known as Jan Mateyko; 24 June 1838 – 1 November 1893) was a Poles, Polish painting, painter, a leading 19th-century exponent of history painting, known for depicting nodal events from Polish history. His works includ ...

's large-size painting ''Joanna d'Arc'' ''(see a fragment below)''. The gallery was founded by Count

Edward Aleksander Raczyński Count Edward Aleksander Raczyński (1847–1926) was a Polish nobleman, landowner, patron of the arts, and founder of the Raczyński Art Gallery in Rogalin.Jerzy Pietrzak (1986) Edward Aleksander Raczyński.Polski Słownik Biograficzny. Biograph ...

. Rogalin is also known for its putatively 800-year-old

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trees ( pl, Dęby Rogalińskie) on the flood plains of the Warta and the historical St. Marcellinus

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, whose design was inspired by the

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The last owner of the estate was Count

Edward Bernard Raczyński Count Edward Bernard Raczyński (December 19, 1891 – July 30, 1993) was a Polish diplomat, writer, politician, President of Poland- in-exile (between 1979 and 1986). He was the longest living (101), and oldest serving Polish President (f ...

, who was from 1979 to 1986 was President of the Polish Republic in exile. His

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is deposited in the Raczyński Mausoleum, under the church in Rogalin. In his testament, Count Raczyński bequeathed his estate in Rogalin (including the family palace, gallery, library, and church) to the Raczyński Family Foundation (its president is the Director of the

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Geography

Much of the surrounding landscape forms the

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of recognized natural and ecological value known as the

. Image:Pałac rodu Raczyńskich - panoramio.jpg, Palace in Rogalin - front view Image:Rogalin.jpg, An aerial view of the palace Image:Pałac w Rogalinie - Biblioteka.jpg, The library Image:Sarkofag Edwarda Raczyńskiego.jpg, Sarcophagus of Count

Image:Statue_in_Rogalin_Park.jpg, Statue in Rogalin Park Image:RogalinOaks.jpg, Rogalin Oaks Image:Joanna d`Arc by Jan Matejko 2.jpg, ''Joanna d`Arc'', fragment of large-scale painting by

of 1886 Image:Malczewski Jacek Edward Raczynski.jpg, ''Portrait of

'' by

Jacek Malczewski Jacek Malczewski (; 15 July 1854 – 8 October 1929) was a Polish symbolist painter who is one of the most revered painters of Poland, associated with the patriotic Young Poland movement following a century of Partitions. He is regarded as the f ...

Image:Pałac w Rogalinie - Galeria obrazów.jpg, A paintings gallery in the palace Image:Pałac w Rogalinie - Wnętrze.jpg, Interior of the palace Image:Rogalin, pałac, piec w sypialni Róży.jpg, A historic fireplace Image:Pałac w Rogalinie (2).jpg, General view of the Rogalin Palace

References

* Adam Wyszynski
Photos from Rogalin
at Rogalin.eu

External links

* {{Authority control Villages in Poznań County Tourist attractions in Greater Poland Voivodeship Palaces in Poland