Ujazd village at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth century belonged to Zbigniew Ossoliński, which, however, did not stand her from his estate
Ujazd village at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth century belonged to Zbigniew Ossoliński, which, however, did not stand her from his estate. In 1619 years heritage Ujazdowskie passed into the possession of his son Christopher Ossoliński, which probably began soon after the construction of one of the largest and most beautiful in Poland assumptions rezydencjonalno-fortification. The architect was probably Lawrence Senes, and construction, which paved PLN 30 million, lasted for 1644 years. However, already in 1627 the residence unfit for use, since it then issued the first document. From symbols on either side of the entrance gate - ax, coat Ossolińskich, and the cross, the symbol of the Counter-Reformation, whose owner was totally dedicated - the castle was called Fortress Krzyżtoporską.
Place to build a fortress has been selected by the natural conditions of defense - the castle is located on a promontory of the hill, extended the valley was once marshy floodplain meadows of the river Koprzywianka. Establishment of a plan for the regular, slightly elongated pentagon with bastions at the corners. The gate is located in the south-east curtain, as long as the four bastions closer to the gate were dug out of the ground, the fifth, located as the gateway to the axis and assumptions, has deep casemates. The interior pentagon from the gate is a courtyard in the shape of a trapezoid, while the palace occupies the greater part of the pentagon on the north-west. In addition to the courtyard between the gate and the palace has one more assumption, elliptical courtyard surrounded by buildings of the palace. From the palace one piece formed adjacent to the both sides of the lower buildings with chambers and a chapel. Representative premises were located in the building which is located on the axis of assumptions. Completed it was an octagonal tower, which rests on the bastion building with casemates
Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd
Woodcut A.Regulskiego by drawing M.Olszyńskiego, Ears 1866 from the collection of the Library of the Institute of Literary Research
High-called pan. The entire complement one storey buildings forming long curtains along the pentagon. These buildings have been completed long niewysokimi quadrilateral towers.
When one year after completion of construction died Krzysztof Ossoliński castle in the fall passed to his son Christopher Baldwin. And he, however, soon died, and residence in 1650 got into the hands of the family Denhoffów and later Kalinowski.
When the Swedes entered the Polish occupied the castle in 1655 Krzyżtopór. Fortress was one of the strongest in those times and winning the storm was too risky. Swedish troops, however, took it without a fight and occupied for 1657 years. Destruction, that there has been for a long time did not allow the use the residence. Were destroyed not only buildings, were taken away all the rich décor. It was only in 1720 destroyed at least part of it was inhabited by a family Morsztyns, then Pac.
Partially renovated by Michael John Paca room during the Bar Confederation were used by the Confederates, but it did not work out the building for good, because I struggle greatly deepened the earlier state of ruin. Even in the years 1782-1787 lived here Stanislaw Sołtyk, but subsequent owners opted out of the use of the residence and the enormity of assumptions made that the overhaul of financial reasons no one has taken.
In the twentieth century the castle was carried out several archaeological and architectural research. In 1962, Andrew Gruszecki, later in 1965, together with Janusz Kuczynski, in the years 1974-1983 - Elizabeth Dąbska-Śmiałowska, and in the years 1973 to 1980 a team led by Alfred Majewski. The castle is now protected as a permanent ruin and open to the public.
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