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Krzyżtopór 2014 07 Dziedziniec
Krzyżtopór () is a castle located in the village of Ujazd, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Ujazd, Iwaniska commune, Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It was originally built by a szlachta, Polish nobleman and Voivode of Sandomierz, Krzysztof Ossoliński (1587–1645). The castle was partially destroyed during the Sweden, Swedish invasion known as Deluge (history), The Deluge in 1655, and then reduced to ruins during the war of the Bar Confederation by the Russians in 1770. Construction It is unknown when the construction of this impressive fortress began. Krzysztof Ossoliński's father, Jan Zbigniew Ossoliński, gave him the village of Ujazd in 1619; however, first documented proof of the construction of the castle comes from 1627, when it was uncompleted. The nobleman probably finished it in 1644, having spent the enormous sum of 30 million Polish złotys on the work. Unfortunately, Ossoliński did not enjoy it for long, as he died suddenly the next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ujazd, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship
Ujazd is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iwaniska, within Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in south-central Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Iwaniska, south-west of Opatów, and east of the regional capital Kielce. The village is the location of the ruined castle of Krzyżtopór. History Ujazd dates back to medieval Piast-ruled Poland. It was first mentioned in the act of endowment of the monastery in Jędrzejów in 1174–1176, and then also in the renewal of the monastery's privileges in 1210. Ujazd was a private village of Polish nobility, including the Oleśnicki, Zborowski, Ossoliński, Kalinowski, Wiśniowiecki, Morsztyn, Pac, Sołtyk, Łempicki and Orsetti families, administratively located in the Sandomierz County in the Sandomierz Voivodeship in the Lesser Poland Province. Krzysztof Ossoliński erected the Krzyżtopór castle. The castle was the site of Polish defenses against the Swedes in 1655 (Deluge) and the Russian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
