Chałupki Castle

The palace, also known as the castle, located 300 meters from the bridge over the Oder, has been the central building of the border settlement, which was Chałupki already in the 14th century, since time immemorial. The first information about the palace comes from 1373 and is contained in a document issued by Jan, the prince of Opole, for the knight Pasko.

The term "Castle" faithfully reflects the original character of this building, which due to its location had a defensive function and was surrounded by a moat. The present building was rebuilt in the Baroque style at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, with its earlier relics preserved. The building was built on a rectangular plan and covered with a mansard roof. A dome-covered tower adjoins it from the north-west.

At the palace, there are traces of the old bastion fortifications, well outlined in the south-western part, and the outline of the moat, especially clear on the north and west sides. Over the centuries, the owners of the castle were, among others Margrave Jerzy Hohenzollern, the Donnersmarck family, then the Lichnowski family. In 1846, the castle became the property of the Rothschild family, wealthy Viennese bankers.

It remained in their hands until the outbreak of World War II, when, by order of the Nazi authorities, it was handed over to the widow of the German general, Baron Rotkirch-Panthen. After 1945, the Castle became the property of the Polish State. After the system change, the Castle became the property of the local government, which leased it to a private investor.