The Opaliński Palace in Radlin was one of the most impressive residences in 16th-century Greater Poland and the first palace and garden complex in the region with such a modern layout. It consisted of a quadrangular building with a cloistered courtyard, a gate tower and an Italian garden with a chapel – today serving as a cemetery. After centuries of neglect and changes of owners, the palace was demolished in the 19th century by Władysław Radoliński, who used its bricks to build a residence in Jarocin. Today, only fragments of its former glory have survived in Radlin, but for cyclists interested in history, it is an interesting point on the map of Greater Poland – it is worth stopping here for a while.

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Daniel PL

August 18, 2025

It may look more interesting from a bird's eye view (filming/photographing with a drone).

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Steven Bekkers

July 12, 2021

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HISTORY OF THE OPALINSKI RESIDENCE IN RADLIN BUILT IN THE YEARS AROUND 1570-1592 Looking at these few fragments of walls, it is hard to imagine the former vastness of the building, which was one of the most magnificent palaces erected in Poland in the second half of the 16th century. The reconstruction below may be helpful. The palace in Radlin was built in the years around 1570-1592 by Andrzej Opalinski, the Grand Marshal of the Crown. It was a residence courted in the hereditary estates of the Opalinskis (originating from the Biński family), but, as Teresa Jakimowicz (Zapiski jarocinskie no. 16) writes, on a raw base, i.e. on free, undeveloped land. It was therefore possible to freely shape the plan. The palace was adjoined by a garden, in which chapels were built on the south-eastern side. The palace residence in Radlin experienced its glory at the end of the 16th century and in the 17th century. In 1593 Andrzej • Opalinski died, the estates were taken over by his son Piotr, a crown landowner, then his grandson Piotr, voivode of Kalisz (known for defending Poland during the Swedish Deluge), then his great-grandson, also Piotr, the general starost of Greater Poland. After the death of the latter, the Radlin estates were inherited in 1700 by his daughter, Ludwika Opalinska. She entered into a marriage with Jan Kazimierz Sapieha, the owner of large estates in Lithuania, and also in Greater Poland, and in this way the Radlin estate passed into the hands of this wealthy family. Although Lodwika and Jan Kazimierz Sapieha lived in Radlin, it was already the beginning of the palace's slow decline. In 1730, an attempt was made to rebuild it, but the work was never completed, which further worsened the condition of the building. In 1773, the palace was bought by Jan Nestor Sapicha. In 1791, he sold it, along with the entire Radlin estate, to the German Kalkreuth family, and the Prussian government soon took over the estate. In 1840, Radlin was purchased by Whdyshaw Radolinski, the owner of Jarocin. He demolished the palace, leaving only a few walls. Whadyslaw's son, Hugo, took the surname Radolin and until the end of World War II, the Radlin estate was owned by this Germanized family. Andrzej Opalinski was also the founder of a wooden church built on the north-west side, a few hundred meters away from the residential residence. His son Piotr built a beautiful Renaissance chapel there, which we can still see today, and his grandson Piotr, after destroying the wooden church, erected a brick temple and connected it to the chapel. Currently, it is a parish church.

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