Palace in Grodziec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, château in Grodziec, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

The Palace of Grodziec (Schloss Gröditzberg) is a three-winged baroque palace built 1718–1727 below the 389 m basalt cone of Gröditzburg. It follows the "palais entre cour et jardin" plan, with a south-facing courtyard reached by a two-armed ramp. Inside, a three-aisled drive-through hall modelled on works by Lucas von Hildebrandt leads to a ballroom with a painted mirror vault; the central risalit has composite pilasters and curved window hoods.

Reichsgraf Johannes Wolfgang von Frankenberg, owner of the Gröditz estate from 1708, built the new Schloss Gröditzberg between 1718 and 1727, probably to a design by Martin Frantz or Johann Blasius Peintner. From 1749 to 1753 it belonged to the Prussian field marshal Friedrich Leopold von Geßler, later to the Hochberg counts and the banker Wilhelm Christian Benecke. From 1928 the diplomat Herbert von Dirksen lived here until 1945; after Silesia passed to Poland the estate became state property and the palace served as workers' housing and flats.

The palace's name links it to the nearby Gröditzburg, the basalt hill fort above the village. In the 19th century the baroque garden was replaced by a landscape park, and around 1900 an observation tower was built there. The estate was a Rittergut of 1,284 hectares in the last Silesian estate directory, run by a director while its owner, the diplomat Herbert von Dirksen, was in Tokyo.

The building sits atop a hill outside the village and can be reached by marked paths indicated by road signs. It is helpful to wear comfortable shoes and allow time to explore the exterior and surrounding area.

The three-aisle drive-through hall, modelled on designs by Lucas von Hildebrandt, carries a ballroom above it whose ceiling had to be shored up in 1980. The house passed in 1928 to the diplomat Herbert von Dirksen, who lived here until 1945; at the time of the last Silesian estate register the owner was in Tokyo.