Krosno – glass, oil and the historic Market Square
Krosno, located in the south of Poland, in the Jasło-Krosno Basin, which is part of the Central Beskidian Piedmont, is undoubtedly a city with many faces. Certainly it is associated […]
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Szydłowiec Castle – Szydłowiecki family former residence
Szydłowiec is a small town located on the Korzeniówka River in the southern part of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship. It once belonged to the Sandomierz region, which was part of Lesser […]
Krynica-Zdrój – fashionable spa of the late 19th century
The first mention of Krynica comes from 1547, when Danko from Miastko (today Tylicz) received the privilege of granting a village council in Krzenycze (now Krynica-Zdrój). The development of the […]
Biecz – royal city with 3 castles on the wine trade route
Biecz is currently a small town located in the southern part of Poland in the Carpathian Foothills, within Lesser Poland as a historical land. The modern name of the town […]
Nowy Wiśnicz Castle – defensive residence of the Lubomirski
The Wiśnicz Castle, standing on a wooded hill above the Leksandrówka River, was erected by Jan Kmita in the second half of the 14th century as a defensive residence. It […]
Krasiczyn Castle – Krasicki family’s defensive residence
The history of the Krasiczyn Castle begins with Jakub from Siecień, who in 1525 became the owner of Śliwnica village. He began to transform the already existing defensive court into […]
Pszczyna Castle – former stronghold of Piast dynasty
Pszczyna, located in Upper Silesia on the edge of the Pszczyna Forest, was probably founded in the second half of the 13th century. There were several theories about the origins […]
