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Tschifflik (; )– is a

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summer residence in

Zweibrücken Zweibrücken (; ; , ; literally translated as "Two Bridges") is a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Schwarzbach (Blies), Schwarzbach River. Name The name ''Zweibrücken'' means 'two bridges'; older forms of the name include Middl ...

, constructed in 1715–1716 by exiled

Polish King Poland was ruled at various times either by dukes and princes (10th to 14th centuries) or by kings (11th to 18th centuries). During the latter period, a tradition of Royal elections in Poland, free election of monarchs made it a uniquely electab ...

Stanisław Leszczyński Stanisław I Leszczyński (Stanisław Bogusław; 20 October 1677 – 23 February 1766), also Anglicized and Latinized as Stanislaus I, was twice King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, and at various times Prince of Deux-Ponts, Duk ...

according to a design by

Jonas Erikson Sundahl Jonas Erikson Sundahl (1678-1762) was a Swedish-born architect who spent most of his working life at and around Zweibrücken in the German Palatinate. Most of his designs were in the then-modern Baroque style. Biography Sundahl's exact date of b ...

. ''Tschifflik'' is an outstanding example of

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. After being exiled from Poland,

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became the Count Palatine of Zweibrücken as a Prince exercising the head of state's authority on behalf of

Charles XII Charles XII, sometimes Carl XII () or Carolus Rex (17 June 1682 – 30 November 1718 Old Style and New Style dates, O.S.), was King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718. He belonged to the House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch line of the House of ...

in 1714. He continued in that role until 1719, a year after the Swedish monarch's death. It is most commonly referred to as the Fasanerie by locals, the

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term for

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. The name refers to Duke Christian IV. After Stanislaus resettled in

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, many of the wooden buildings were cleared away. Duke Christian IV of Zweibrücken created a large pheasant garden in their place.

Literature

* Max Hauttmann - ''Lustschloß Tschifflik bei Zweibrücken'' - 1919 - S. 54-58 * Jan Ostrowski - ''Tschifflik, maison de plaisance Stanisława Leszczyńskiego w Zweibrücken'' - "Kwartalnik Architektury i Urbanistyki" XVII wieku - 1972 s. 361-373

External links

''Lustschloss Tschifflik''

* http://www.bipontinum.de/html/__tschifflick.html {{coord, 49.2447, 7.3943, type:landmark_region:DE, display=title Zweibrücken Castles in Rhineland-Palatinate Buildings and structures completed in the 18th century