Monday, October 20, 2008

Zakrzewo




We left Pozna艅 for Rozkowo, about 30km north. Just north of Skoki, on 196, I saw the sign for the turnoff. On the map, the road was to the right but this road was on the left. I took it, drove the 0,5km and found 4 houses and a road that continued into fields and eventually, forest. I knew we were in the wrong place so when we returned to 196, I turned left, drove past the same sign and eventually came to another sign that said Rozkowo to the right. On we went on this new road to the village of Rozkowo. In the distance we could see a large structure but no road led to it. I drove around until I found what looked like an untravelled road and took it. A short distance, amidst the trees and bushes, the house appeared. It is in bad shape but still inhabited. I didn't get to close but did take some pictures and you can still feel the character of the house. Next to house was also a stone building. It's purpose I have no idea.

From there we drove to Zakrzewo and what I hoped would be a better palace. We were not disappointed. It's easy to miss the turnoff to Zakrzewo. We did and if it hadn't been for the stone columns of the palace that I saw as we passed the place we would never have found it. I turned around and we returned to the road that led there. As you go up a hill, all of a sudden on the right is a magnificent palace. It is painted blue and white and sits on the top of a hill. Next to it is another smaller palace. We parked at the entrance and took pictures because the gates were closed. There is a road that goes around the back of it and there we found a very nice stone building. I don't know what it's purpose was but the stone work was really nice.

This palace was built by Albin W臋sierski in 1856. After his death in 1875 it was bought by Wojciech Che艂micki where he lived with his son, Stanis艂aw until 1940. During World War II, it fell into the hands of the Nazi's. After the war, ownership was by the HCP plants in Pozna艅. In 1990 it was taken over by the WBK SA bank of Pozna艅. The bank restored the palace and the surrounding park to it's former beauty. Now it is used as a training center.

The palace is situated on a hill on the edge of the 16 hectare park langscape. The park was created before the palace was. Today the park has preserved the original romantic park. There is in it about 50 species of trees and shrubs. In the park there are 120 and 130 year old hornbeam, and oak trees. Also in the park are spruce, birch, beech and chestnut trees.

Zostawili艣my Pozna艅 dla Rozkowo, o 30km na p贸艂noc. W艂a艣nie na p贸艂noc od Skoki, na 196, zobaczy艂em znak dla turnoff. Na mapie, droga by艂a w prawo ale ta droga by艂a po lewej. Wzi膮艂em, kierowa艂em 0,5km i znalaz艂em 4 domy i drog臋, kt贸ra trwa艂a do p贸l i ostatecznie, las. Wiedzia艂em, 偶e byli艣my w niew艂a艣ciwym miejscu tak kiedy wr贸cili艣my do 196, skr臋ci艂em opuszcza艂em, pop臋dzi艂em za tym samym znakiem i ostatecznie przyszed艂em do innego znaku, kt贸ry powiedzia艂 Rozkowo w prawo. Na my posz艂a na ta nowa droga do wsi Rozkowo. W odleg艂o艣ci mogliby艣my zobaczy膰 wielk膮 struktur臋 ale 偶adna droga nie prowadzi艂a do tego. Podwioz艂em a偶 znalaz艂em, 偶e co wygl膮da艂o jak nie obyta droga i wzi臋艂o to. Ma艂a odleg艂o艣膰, w艣r贸d drzew i krzaki, dom ukaza艂 si臋. To jest w z艂ym stanie ale jeszcze niezamieszka艂e. Nie dosta艂em si臋 zamkn膮膰 ale zrobi艂em kilka zdj臋膰 i mo偶esz jeszcze poczu膰 charakter domu. Obok domu by艂 te偶 kamie艅 budowa. To jest cel nie mam 偶adnej poj臋cia.

Stamt膮d pop臋dzili艣my do Zakrzewo i co mia艂em nadziej臋 by艂bym lepszym pa艂acem. Nie byli艣my rozczarowani. To jest 艂atwe chybi膰 turnoff do Zakrzewo. Robili艣my i je偶eli to nie by艂o dla kamiennych kolumn pa艂acu, kt贸ry widzia艂em jak przechodzili艣my miejsce nigdy nie znale藕liby艣my tego. Skr臋ci艂em dooko艂a i wr贸cili艣my do drogi, kt贸ra prowadzi艂a tam. Jak idziesz na g贸r臋 wzg贸rze, nagle na prawie jest wspania艂ym pa艂acem. To jest malowane niebieski i bia艂y i siedzi na szczycie wzg贸rza. Obok tego jest inny mniejszy pa艂ac. Zaparkowali艣my przy wej艣ciu i zrobili艣my zdj臋cia poniewa偶 bramy by艂y zamkni臋te. Jest droga, kt贸ra idzie dooko艂a plec贸w tego i tam znale藕li艣my bardzo mi艂y kamie艅 budow臋. Nie znam czego to jest cel by艂 ale kamienna praca by艂a naprawd臋 mi艂a.

Ten pa艂ac by艂 zbudowany przez Albina W臋sierski w 1856. Po jego 艣mierci w 1875 to by艂o kupione przez Wojciech Che艂micki gdzie on 偶y艂 z jego synem, Stanis艂aw a偶 do 1940. Podczas drugiej wojny 艣wiatowej, to spad艂o do r膮k hitlerowca. Po wojnie, posiadanie by艂o przez ro艣liny HCP w Pozna艅. W 1990 to by艂o przej臋te przez WBK SA bank Pozna艅. Bank przywr贸ci艂 pa艂ac i otaczaj膮cy park do tego jest poprzednie pi臋kno. Teraz to jest u偶ywane jak trenuj膮cy 艣rodek.

Pa艂ac jest umieszczony na wzg贸rzu na kraw臋dzi 16 parku hektara langscape. Park by艂 tworzony zanim pa艂ac by艂. Dzisiaj park zachowa艂 oryginalny romantyczny park. Tam jest w tym oko艂o 50 gatunku drzew i krzew贸w. W parku tam s膮 120 i 130 roku stary grab, i d臋by. Te偶 w parku s膮 艣wierk, brzoza, buk i kasztany.