Name: Palace in Poręba Wielka
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Palace in Poręba Wielka

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Location: gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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1. Market Square in Oświęcim – Oświęcim Castle loop from Oświęcim

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02:32

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2. Market Square in Oświęcim – Zator Ponds loop from Oświęcim

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3. Jewish cemetery in Oświęcim – Dwory Lock loop from Stare Miasto

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Pawian

September 17, 2025

Poręba Wielka (Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Oświęcim County), a small town, originally a village, was founded in 1285 and named Sępnia.

Only the subsequent owners, the Porębski family of the Kornicz coat of arms, gave their estate the name (at that time) Poremba.

In 1840, the then-owner of the estate, Ignacy Bobrowski, built a palace in the eclectic style with neo-Gothic and Moorish elements.

The palace was designed by Franciszek Maria Lanci, known for his reconstruction of the Kossakowski Palace in Warsaw and the castle in Będzin, among other works.

The building was extremely simple, yet richly decorated with numerous architectural details – today, unfortunately, we can only "admire" the lamentable result of the 1958 reconstruction.

Artur Grottger was a frequent guest at the palace in Poręba Wielka, where he painted his famous series of paintings entitled "War," dedicated to the January Uprising.

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Pawian

September 17, 2025

Unfortunately, the current structure of the palace bears virtually no resemblance to the original. It was almost completely and barbarously rebuilt when the building was converted into a school in 1958. This is especially visible from the rear of the palace.

Perhaps the Oświęcim commune, as the new owner, will restore the original appearance of the monument? Especially since the palace has been under the care of a conservation officer since 1973.

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September 23, 2022

Freely accessible. It belongs to a school.

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Location: gmina Oświęcim, Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

Palace in Poręba Wielka

1. Market Square in Oświęcim – Oświęcim Castle loop from Oświęcim

2. Market Square in Oświęcim – Zator Ponds loop from Oświęcim

3. Jewish cemetery in Oświęcim – Dwory Lock loop from Stare Miasto

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