Rydzyna Castle

Baroque palaces in PolandCastles in Greater Poland VoivodeshipLeszno CountyRococo architecture in Poland

The Rydzyna Castle [rɨˈd͡zɨna] is a Baroque castle in Rydzyna, Poland. It was built in the beginning of the 15th century by Jan of Czernina. At the end of the 17th century, Italian architects Joseph Simon Bellotti and Pompeo Ferrari erected the present Baroque castle on its ancient foundations. The first owners of the castle were the Leszczyński family. Together with a park and surrounding areas, it was one of the most splendid palaces in Great Poland.

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Rydzyna Castle
Plac Zamkowy, gmina Rydzyna

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Zamek Rydzyna

Plac Zamkowy 1
64-130 gmina Rydzyna
Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland
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