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Drogosze Palace
Drogosze Palace ( or ; ) is a Baroque architecture, baroque palace in Drogosze, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, constructed between 1710 and 1714. It was the seat of the Dönhoff family, members of the Prussian German nobility, nobility. The palace was one of the so-called 'royal palaces' of the former province of East Prussia, which could be used by the king of Prussia while travelling around. Due to its 100 metres wide façade, it was the largest palace in Masuria and one of the largest in East Prussia as well. Today, the palace is in poor condition and deteriorating. Also, the landscape park is fully neglected. History 17th century and before: Creation of the estate and a renaissance castle Originally, the lands where the village of Drogosze stands today belonged to German colonizers. On land received from the Teutonic Order, a member of a Saxon noble family, Konrad von Wolffersdorff, founded a settlement in 1361, which he named Groß Wolfsdorf. Subsequently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drogosze
Drogosze is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Barciany, within Kętrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia. It lies approximately west of Barciany, north-west of Kętrzyn, and north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The local landmark is the Baroque The Baroque ( , , ) is a Western Style (visual arts), style of Baroque architecture, architecture, Baroque music, music, Baroque dance, dance, Baroque painting, painting, Baroque sculpture, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from ... Drogosze Palace, built in 1710–1714. References Villages in Kętrzyn County {{Kętrzyn-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |