Palace in Koszewo, Palace in Koszewo, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
The Palace in Koszewo is an eclectic palace built in 1914–16 on a high lakeside slope. Its front has cylindrical corner turrets and a three-axis projection with a four-column portico and balcony; a tower set into the body of the building ends in a double neo-baroque cupola with an octagonal viewing gallery. A semicircular terrace faces Lake Miedwie.
The Puttkamer family began the palace in the mid-19th century; the Seidler family rebuilt it in 1914–1916, giving it its present form. Until 1945 it belonged to Field Marshal Friedrich Paulus. After the war it housed a training and holiday centre for the Stargard state farm combine, and it is now privately owned.
The palace is on the Polish cultural heritage register. Its German name, Schloss Groß Küssow, and its Polish name, Pałac w Koszewo, recall the estate's changing ownership. The park was originally a geometric garden laid out at the end of the 18th century and later turned into a landscape park.
The building sits in a rural village and is reachable by regional roads that pass through the West Pomeranian countryside. The site is best explored on foot, taking in the surrounding landscape and the proximity to other village structures.
The building carries two names reflecting its mixed past: in German it is called Schloss Groß Küssow and in Polish it is known as Pałac w Koszewo. This dual naming shows how the region was shaped by different cultures and languages across generations.
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