Krasków Palace, Baroque palace in Krasków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
Krasków Palace is a two-storey Baroque building on a rectangular plan, covered by a mansard roof with dormer windows. The main entrance has an ornate portal topped by a cartouche held by two angels, with a Latin inscription dated 18 October 1746. Above the door, a balcony with a stone balustrade rests on caryatids, and a second cartouche with the von Zedlitz coat of arms sits above the first-floor window.
A medieval water castle called Cratzcou stood here around 1300 and passed to the von Sedlitz family in 1360. After a fire around 1732, David Siegismund von Zedlitz und Leipe had the present palace built on the old cellar foundations, completed in 1746. The design is linked with Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, though Lucas von Hildebrandt is now considered more likely.
The Latin inscription above the main portal, dated 18 October 1746, names David Sigmund Count von Zedlitz as builder of the house "to God, the family and posterity". Two angels flank the cartouche, and a second cartouche above the first-floor window holds the von Zedlitz coat of arms. A Polish-German bilingual kindergarten now occupies the service buildings by the entrance gate.
The palace can be reached via regional road 382 from Świdnica, with parking available near the entrance. Visitors should check ahead whether the building is open to the public, as access may vary depending on current use.
The Latin inscription above the main portal records that David Sigmund Count von Zedlitz built the palace for God, his family and posterity on 18 October 1746. Two angels flank the cartouche, and a second cartouche above the first-floor window holds the von Zedlitz coat of arms.
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