Residents of Black Manor, during the first 60 years of the XX century in the former state farms visited the street Strumykowa, recorded in their memory they could see the richly carved, sandstone portal, which adorned the central part of the facade of the mansion. It was the very high-class work of an anonymous artist-mason 450 years ago. In addition to an interesting, full of compositional harmonious tectonics, the portal passed on various pieces of information and important messages. This is a topic worthy of deeper analysis, which is waiting for art historians and experts from iconography and heraldry. And also for anyone who likes monuments, because they know that monuments can speak.

Here is a unique picture of the portal, probably taken in the mid-nineteenth century. The original is in the Karkonoskiego Museum. Extremely high quality photographs allowed complete reconstruction of the portal.

In the IX-X century there is an early medieval settlement

1301 - Village history speaks of a noble family - Talkenbergów, and later, families Zedlitz, Stoschen, Rechenberg, Reibnitz, Liebeteller, Hohberg Gotsche ("der von Gotschen", later Schaffgotsch).

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Sketch from about 17th century by Heinrich Lan

1559 - Kasper II Schoff-Gotsche began construction of the mansion in the style of the early Renaissance, adapting an existing medieval castle defense here.

1623 – During the 30-year war, the manor breaks out in fire, burning a number of peasant buildings and a mill.

1656 - Ernest von Nimptsch (father) completes reconstruction and expansion of the manor.

1679 - Ernst von Nimptsch (son) sold the countryside together with the manor to the city of Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra)

1720-1729 – The manor, after another fire, is in decline; which results in the restoration of the pile of rubble.

1785 - Black Manor belongs to the holdings of the King of Prussia

1801 - Fire destroys farm buildings

1809 - The property is still owned by the Royal holdings, and is leased by the City

1885-1907 - Modernization of the manor, the demolition of the eastern tract, the manor takes its present shape, the interior loses its artistic merits: the eradication of Renaissance paintings, ceramic stoves, and parts of the coverings on the ceiling beams.

1927-1945 - The last tenant of the property is a German engineer. Ludwig Rahm. His family leaves Black Manor in October 1946 (going to Hanover, Germany)

1945-1948 - The property manager is Stanisław Firkowski. who carries out maintenance work outside. After the establishment of the state-owned farm, he goes to Gliwice (?)

Under the ownership of the company "Wojanów" the historic mansion fell into disrepair and in the late 70's it is left deserted and devastated, the owner calls for demolition, which is opposed by the county conservator.

02/06/1981 – A group of members of the Polish Ecological Club visits the manor ruins, it is the beginning of the campaign to save this monument.

From spring 1983 until 1987, renovation continues and security is set in place, archaeological excavations and research on the history of the Manor; financing acquired to form a resort.

In March 1988, the idea was created for a resort here and implementation of environmental practices, which on 11/18/1988 was materialized in the form of the company "Centre for Ecological Culture (ECO)".

01/08/1990 - The Foundation for Ecological Culture (FKE) was formed as a continuation of something that was started 19 years earlier as a civic campaign to save and revitalize the Manor.

09/1992 - FKE, the creator of the idea of the International Centre for Ecological Culture "Manor Black" enters into an agreement with the city of Jelenia Góra and takes on the role of investor to target restoration of the monument.

11/11/2007 - FKE receives honorable mention in the pro bono work competition for the best society in the category "Environment and Regional Development."

04/18/2008 – The Foundation for Ecological Culture receives ownership of Black Manor and the countryside via a notarial act of donation.

05/26/2010 - The International Society for Ecological Culture "Black Manor" was formed and was designed to support the FKE mission.

The restoration of the mansion is part of a comprehensive investment program by the International Centre for Ecological Culture "Black Manor." This will not only be about the historic mansion, but also the land and buildings of the former agricultural property homestead. This comprehensive project with a unique character fits into the vision of the harmonious development of the Jelenia Góra Basin as well as priority targets of the Polish-Czech-German border communities.

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