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Palace and park complex - Zabytek.pl

Palace and park complex


palace Bojadła

Address
Bojadła, Kościelna 1

Location
woj. lubuskie, pow. zielonogórski, gm. Bojadła

One of the most interesting Baroque residences in the Lubuskie Voivodeship, formerly a seat of the von Kottwitz family.

History

Construction of a residence in the eastern part of the village was initiated by Adam von Kottwitz in 1707. After his heirless death in 1720 the property was taken over by his older brother, David Heinrich, who completed the construction of the palace in 1731. At that time, on the east and west side of the palace, older manor farm buildings were found next to the south guardhouse. Behind them, there was a large park. A church was erected near the park. A decorative garden complex with an orangery and a bestiary was designed in the park area. Shortly after the completion of the construction, the park was destroyed by fire. The reconstruction works were carried out in the years 1734-1735. The Kottwitz family residence obtained a Baroque form. An entrance to the property led through a decorative gate situated between two pavilions with towers, on which a sundial and a mechanical clock were installed. During the Seven Years’ War, the palace was plundered by the Russian troops in the years 1759-1760. In 1765 the estate in Bojadła was taken over by David Heinrich’s son, Rudolph Gotthardt von Kottwitz. As a result of his heirless death, the Bojadła estate was passed into the hands of his brother, Adam Melchior (until 1777), and later to his nephew, who managed the estate until 1811. Another fire that occurred in 1812 destroyed a family archives of the owners. In 1904 the property was bought by General Reinhard von Scheffer, who conducted comprehensive refurbishment of the palace. His family administered the Bojadła estate until 1945. After World War II the palace was nationalised and its users changed several times. They carried out various renovation works, during which, among others, new partitions in the interior were introduced and architectural details were partially removed from the façade. Today, part of the former Kottwitz family estate remains in private hands.

Description

In spite of multiple renovations, the palace in Bojadła has retained the appearance shaped in the 1730s and, partially, the façade décor. It is a brick, two-storey building set on a horseshoe floor plan, featuring basements under parts of the structure. In the central part of the corps de logis there is a massive avant-corps, while side wings are located on its east and west sides. The central part is covered with a tall hip roof, while the side wings - with three-hipped roofs. The two-storey avant-corps, with the main entrance on the ground floor, is crowned with a tympanum. The entrance opening is adorned with a portal with double Ionian pilasters and a volute-shaped gable. Barrel vaults with lunettes in the basement and ceilings with crown mouldings and cornices on the first floor have been preserved. Moreover, original door joinery and a staircase balustrade have survived in the palace. Additionally, fireplaces have been preserved: two stone ones crafted in the Late Baroque style in the ballroom and one with a relief bust on the ground floor of the north part. 

The Baroque guardhouse pavilions were built together with the palace in the years 1734-1735. These are brick, two-storey buildings set on a square floor plan, covered with hip roofs and crowned with bulbous cupolas with tall lanterns. Outside the Baroque complex, there are Classicist brick outbuildings erected in the early 19th century. These are two-storey buildings with delicately outlined projections crowned with triangular tympanums. Next to the palace, clustered around the rectangular courtyard, there is a group of manor farm buildings made of brick, covered with gable roofs. They include: a carriage house from the 18th/19th century, a living quarter with a utility building from the mid-19th century and a barn originating from the late 19th century. The palace park, with an area of 2.1 ha, is a geometric complex established in the first half of the 18th century. In its very centre, an alley was delineated on the axis and canals and pools were symmetrically arranged. The park was fenced around 1770. Only the spatial layout of the park has survived until now. In the second half of the 20th century trees were planted along the main alley and a decorative brick bridge on the canal was replaced with a concrete footbridge. Nevertheless, it is still possible to upgrade this park complex.  

The palace can be viewed from the outside - from the street and from the nearby Baroque guardhouses. The park is accessible all year round.

compiled by Dr Krzysztof Garbacz, National Institute of Cultural Heritage, Regional Branch in Zielona Góra,22-12-2017

Bibliography

  • Garbacz K., Przewodnik po zabytkach województwa lubuskiego, vol. 1: Powiaty: zielonogórski – świebodziński – krośnieński, Zielona Góra 2014, pp. 97-99.
  • Kowalski S., Zabytki architektury województwa lubuskiego, Zielona Góra 2010, pp. 24-25.
  • Maciantowicz M., Bojadła, park pałacowy, [in:] Bielinis-Kopeć B. (ed.), Zabytkowe parki województwa lubuskiego, Zielona Góra 2013, pp. 18-21.

     

Category: palace

Architecture: nieznana

Building material:  brick

Protection: Register of monuments, Monuments records

Inspire id: PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_N_08_BK.26857, PL.1.9.ZIPOZ.NID_E_08_BK.105035