Castle Domanicach
castle, chateau
243m
Powiat wrocławski, Dolnośląskie

The first castle was built probably in the XIII century as a knight manor, guarding the river Bystrzyca, but this is only an assumption, since the first mention of it comes from 1389, when the brothers Gawin i Wolfarth von Reichenbach sold part of the village with the castle

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Previous names
Castle Domanicach, Замок в Доманіцах, Pałac Domanice, Замок в Доманицах
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Description

The first castle was built probably in the XIII century as a knight manor, guarding the river Bystrzyca, but this is only an assumption, since the first mention of it comes from 1389, when the brothers Gawin i Wolfarth von Reichenbach sold part of the village with the castle.

By the end of XIV century the village belonged to the family von Manov, von Glosse, von Aulock, von Bolze i von Schwarzenwalde. Then, in 1401 - 1468 years - to the family von Schindel.

Over the next 200 years it belonged to members of families von Schellendorf, von Mühlheim i von Reichenbach.

At the turn of the XVI and XVII centuries the bulding was expanded on the east side, in the same time changing the current part. The result was a renaissance palace with tower, covered with a gable roof. In the second half of the XVII century a gallery was built, but in the XVIII century it was immured in the upper floors, leaving only the arcades on the ground floor. In 1777 the facility received a new roof covering and a restored tower. In 1821 another reconstruction was carried out, this time in classic style. There also the adjoining manor appeared, which included a four-story palace with a tower from the side yard, a smithy and stables. In addition, some garden pavilion was built.

From 1650 Ludwig baron von Monteverques became the castle's owner, he was a general and commander of the Silesian troops in the war with Turkey. In 1655 the general's widow married Hermann von Opersdorfa and so the estate was in the hands of this family until 1705. Then, by way of collateral, it became the property of Charles Ferdinand von Seher-Toss.

Since 1771 Ernst Sigismund von Tschirsky und Bögendorf was an owner of the castle.

In 1832, the son of Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm II, Frederick William of Brandenburg bought Domanice from one of the descendants.

From 1909 to 1945 the estate remained in hands of family of graphs Pukler.

An interesting fact is that during the repair of the tower in 1910 documents from 1777, 1804 and 1852 were discovered.

After World War II the building was nationalized. It lost some old very valuable German stained from XV and XVII centuries, that have been removed and taken to the National Museum in Wroclaw.

Nowadays the palace belongs to the entrepreneur of Lower Silesia.