Moszna is a small
village
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in south-west
Poland
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, approximately from
Opole
Opole (; ; ; ) is a city located in southern Poland on the Oder River and the historical capital of Upper Silesia. With a population of approximately 127,387 as of the 2021 census, it is the capital of Opole Voivodeship (province) and the seat of ...
, known for its notable fairy-tale
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
.
The village
In 1309 the area, which is nowadays occupied by Moszna, was settled by a family called ''Mosce'' or ''Moschin''. In 1679 the village belonged to the family of von Skalls and it became the property of Wilhelm von Reisewitz around 1723. Later on, Moszna belonged to Heinrich Leopold von Seherr-Toss (since 1771); Heinrich von Erdmansdorf (1853); and to
Hubert von Tiele-Winckler (since 1866).
A
horse breeding
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farm was founded in Moszna in 1946. It was based on a herd from a liquidated farm in Dłonie, near
Rawicz
Rawicz (; ) is a town in west-central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants as of 2004. It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Rawicz County.
History
The ...
. The farm in Moszna has kept
thoroughbred
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horses from the very beginning and it expanded its husbandry with cross-breeds in 1961.
The castle
The castle in Moszna is one of the best known
monument
A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical ...
s in the western part of
Upper Silesia
Upper Silesia ( ; ; ; ; Silesian German: ; ) is the southeastern part of the historical and geographical region of Silesia, located today mostly in Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic. The area is predominantly known for its heav ...
.
See also
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Prudnik Land
References
External links
Official websiteSferical panorama photo gallery
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Villages in Krapkowice County
Historic house museums in Poland
Museums in Opole Voivodeship