Sorquitten Castle (Pałac w Sorkwitach) is located at the northern end of Lake Lampatzki (Jezioro Lampackie) and south of Lake Gehland (Jezioro Gielądzkie) between the towns of Biskupiec (Bischofsburg) and Mrągowo (Sensburg). The present manor house with park and coach house is one of the most impressive neo-Gothic residences in today's Ermland-Masuria. It was built in 1850 by Julius von Mirbach-Sorquitten, a landowner and member of the Prussian manor house. The combination of English neo-Gothic and red brick was more common in Prussia at the time. Sorquitten shows structural similarities to Castle Neetzow in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Palace Arendsee in the Uckermark, or Rzucewo Manor in Pomerania. During the Battle of Tannenberg the palace was destroyed and rebuilt after the First World War. Its external appearance has been preserved to this day, but the interior was designed in a modified form and no longer corresponds to the original from the 19th century. Tthe village of Sorquitten was founded in 1379 by Winrich von Kniprode, who was also the builder of Ordensburg Barten. It is believed that the village, which hundreds of years later would gain fame thanks to its charming palace, was founded by Prussian tribes, hence the name of the village. For obvious reasons, we do not have much information about this period of Sorkwity's history. This state of affairs lasted until 1379, when the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order granted this area to the brothers Christian and Otto von Oelsen. The von Oelsen family was remembered by the inhabitants of Sorkwity by building a wooden watchtower. Its task was to protect the village from the invasions of Lithuanians, who organized plundering expeditions to the border areas belonging to the Order. The surrounding areas were in the hands of the von Oelsen family until the mid-15th century, when they were bought by the von Schliebens. It was them who erected a brick church in the village, which can boast of a richly decorated altar and a beautiful, carved confessional. In 1750, the estate passed into the hands of the Polish Bronikowski family and it was their representative, Hussar Major Jan Zygmunt Bronikowski von Oppeln, who built the first manor house in 1788. However, it was its subsequent owners, the von Mirbach family, who gave it the appearance seen today. The estate and the surrounding lands were bought by them in 1804, but they had to wait almost half a century for expansion, until 1850, when Juliusz Ulrich von Mirbach began works that resulted in the neo-Gothic, castle-like Palace in Sorkwity. The works lasted until 1856, and apart from the palace, a landscape park surrounding the property was also created, as well as a coachman in the form of a fortified tower, which was to give the palace an even more military character. From 1804, for 110 years, Sorkwity lived in relative happiness and prosperity under the rule of the von Mirbach family, but the beautiful palace was not spared the turmoil of the First and Second World Wars. For the inhabitants, the night of 26 to 27 August 1914 was particularly significant. That night, it was Samsonov's army that burned down the palace after a few days' stay. The furniture and other works of art that were inside were destroyed. Only the main walls survived. However, this did not discourage Baron von Paleske, who received the estate, from rebuilding. Under the supervision of architect Otto Rüger, everything was restored to its pre-war state in 1922-1923. The palace was rebuilt according to the original. In this way, the estate was given a second life and until 1945 it was a meeting place for eminent personalities, mainly Prussian and German politicians. The Second World War was a bit more kind to the palace than its predecessor. It was not destroyed itself, but the belongings collected in it were plundered. The fate of the estate after the war is no better. After 1945, it became the property of the local State Agricultural Farm, which arranged a warehouse, kindergarten and quarters for employees there. In 1957, the palace and part of the park were handed over to the Ursus Agricultural Machinery Plant and became a holiday resort. This situation lasted until 1998, when the entire property became private property and this state of affairs continues to this day. When in 1922 Baron von Paleske began the reconstruction of the palace, he wanted it to look exactly the same as before the destruction. In the same neo-Gothic style, so popular in German architecture of the nineteenth century, the building that we can see today was created. Both turrets, pinnacles and battlements were to serve the atmosphere of a romantic stronghold. And it's hard to deny him the atmosphere. Together with the high orthogonal tower in the north-east corner, the palace gives the impression of an old castle. Built on a plan resembling the letter U, with a flat roof, consisting of blocks of various heights and sizes, it will take your breath away. Various types of windows, regularly placed on the walls of the building, allow the sun to illuminate the beautiful rooms, and the curious to admire the craftsmanship of the craftsmen who create the interior of the palace. Right next to the palace there is a coach house, also designed to resemble a stronghold as much as possible. Like a huge tower with four towers, it proudly stands among the paths, trees and shrubs that make up the park, today housing restaurants. The entire complex of buildings is surrounded by a park. Originally, it covered the peninsula on Lake Lampackie, where the vineyard was located. Today, however, it is slightly smaller than the original. However, it cannot be denied its charm and rich tree stand. Noteworthy is the endangered ginkgo biloba growing near the palace, but there is much more beautiful vegetation there. pieknagora.pl/pl/palac-w-sorkwitach
Un complesso di palazzo e parco situato nel villaggio di Sorkwity. Costruito tra il 1850 e il 1856 in stile neogotico come residenza della nobile famiglia prussiana von Mirbach, e in seguito della famiglia imparentata von Paleske.
La storia del villaggio risale all'Alto Medioevo ed è direttamente legata alla sua posizione strategica. In origine, sul sito dell'attuale palazzo sorgeva una torre di guardia prussiana. Anche il primo nome del villaggio, Sarkewite, deriva dal termine prussiano, con "sargas" che significa sentinella e "wieta" che significa luogo.[2] In seguito, le sue qualità difensive furono apprezzate dai Cavalieri Teutonici e, nel 1379, il Gran Maestro dell'Ordine, Winrich von Kniprode, concesse l'attuale sito come proprietà cavalleresca ai fratelli Christian e Otto von Oelsen.[2] In seguito, un monaco di nome Hans von Oelsen eresse una torre di guardia in legno a Sorkwity per proteggere il villaggio dalle incursioni lituane.[2]
A metà del XV secolo, la tenuta fu acquistata dai von Schlieben, che vi costruirono una chiesa in mattoni, e il villaggio rimase in loro possesso fino al XVIII secolo.[2] Dopo di loro, per un breve periodo, tra il 1750 e il 1804, la tenuta appartenne alla famiglia polacca Bronikowski, e il rappresentante della famiglia, il maggiore ussaro Jan Oppeln-Bronikowski, costruì la prima casa padronale a Sorkwity nel 1788.[3]
Nel 1804, la tenuta fu acquistata dalla famiglia Bronikowski dai von Mirbach, che ne inaugurarono il periodo di massimo splendore.[2] Tra il 1850 e il 1856, per volere di Juliusz Ulrich von Mirbach, a cui fu conferito il titolo di conte nel 1888,[2] fu costruito un palazzo nello stile neogotico inglese allora di moda in Prussia.[3] Il palazzo, costruito sul sito della residenza signorile di Bronikowski, era una grande struttura in mattoni rossi a due piani, simile a un castello. Contemporaneamente, furono costruiti anche una rimessa per carrozze a forma di torre fortificata e un parco paesaggistico.[2] Numerosi sentieri nel giardino, un vigneto per la produzione vinicola dei von Mirbach e un cimitero di famiglia furono realizzati sulla penisola del lago Lampackie.[4]
Durante la Prima Guerra Mondiale, le truppe russe al comando del generale Alexander Samsonov erano di stanza nell'edificio del palazzo. Nella notte tra il 26 e il 27 agosto 1914, prima della battaglia e della sconfitta di Tannenberg, la residenza fu incendiata. Solo le mura principali sopravvissero all'incendio, mentre l'intero interno e le sue decorazioni, così come numerose opere d'arte, andarono distrutti.
Juliusz Ulrich von Mirbach, che all'epoca aveva 75 anni, lasciò l'intera proprietà al nipote della moglie, il barone Bernard von Paleske, aiutante di campo dell'imperatore Guglielmo II.[4] Dopo la morte del conte Julius nel 1921, il barone von Paleske iniziò la ricostruzione del palazzo.[4] Sotto la supervisione dell'architetto berlinese Otto Rüger, il palazzo fu ricostruito nel 1922-1923, seguendo esattamente il modello dell'originale.[4]
La tenuta e il villaggio rimasero sotto la gestione della famiglia von Paleske fino al 1945. Durante questo periodo, il palazzo divenne sede di numerosi incontri di politici prussiani e tedeschi.[3] Durante la guerra, l'architettura del complesso non fu distrutta e rimase pressoché intatta, mentre tutti i beni mobili e gli arredi interni furono saccheggiati.[4]
Dopo la guerra, la tenuta fu rilevata dalla locale Azienda Agricola Statale (PGR), che trasformò il complesso del palazzo in un asilo nido e relativi magazzini, oltre che in uffici e appartamenti per i braccianti agricoli.[4] Nel 1957, il palazzo e parte del parco furono trasferiti allo stabilimento di macchine agricole Ursus di Varsavia, che li trasformò in un centro ricreativo.[4]
Dal 1998, sia il palazzo che il parco sono di proprietà privata.
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