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Owińska Palace
The Owińska Palace is a palace in the village of Owińska, Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. The palace complex, including its two gates and the surrounding park, is included into the register of immovable cultural property of the Greater Poland Voivodship. The palace, built in classical style was an early work of Karl Friedrich Schinkel.Eva Börsch-Supan, Die Provinzen Ost- und Westpreußen und Großherzogtum Posen. München / Berlin 2003, pp. 148–167 History As a result of the Second Partition of Poland of 1793, the area fell into the Prussian Partition. The Owińska estate, which was owned by the local Cistercian convent and included several nearby villages, was confiscated and some 12,000 hectares was transferred to , who invested considerable funds into the development of the whole property, including the renovation of the palace. The new palace was built according to the plans of and Karl Friedrich Schinkel.Orte > Owinsk (1797-1945) based on the book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palace
A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which housed the Roman Empire, Imperial residences. Most European languages have a version of the term (''palats'', ''palais'', ''palazzo'', ''palacio'', etc.) and many use it to describe a broader range of buildings than English. In many parts of Europe, the equivalent term is also applied to large private houses in cities, especially of the aristocracy. It is also used for some large official buildings that have never had a residential function; for example in French-speaking countries ''Palais de Justice'' is the usual name of important courthouses. Many historic palaces such as parliaments, museums, hotels, or office buildings are now put to other uses. The word is also sometimes used to describe an elaborate building used for public ent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owińska
Owińska is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Czerwonak, within Poznań County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately north of Czerwonak and north of the regional capital Poznań. Owińska lies close to the Warta river, on the main road and railway line from Poznań to Wągrowiec. In the village are a former Cistercian convent (now a school for the blind), a Renaissance church, and a palace built in late classical style (1804–1806). World War II During 1943 - 1945 it was named Treskau by Nazi Germany. Owińska was the location of a mental hospital where approximately 1,000 patients were murdered by Nazi Germany during World War II. They were shot in the back of the neck in the nearby forest. The victims were buried in 28 mass graves. In the second stage of the same "aktion" conducted after October 26, 1939, the remaining patients were taken to a bunker in Fort VII and gassed with carbon monoxide released from steel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
