The courtyard of the Royal Castle in Niepołomice

Date made: 2010-08-27

The construction of a masonry fort in Niepołomice started in the mid-fourteenth century, the foundation of Casimir the Great. With this investment grew settlement, having in the future serve as the economic base for the royal residence. Castle quickly became a favorite of the last Piast, but its only flourished during the reign of Wladyslaw Jagiello, who for reasons known only to themselves clearly did not like Krakow and when he had to reside in Malopolska (and he did it rarely), resided precisely in Niepołomice. There were held the annual meeting of the king and his council, as well as great hunting with foreign dignitaries. In the middle of the fifteenth century Władysław III of Varna has a stronghold in the pledge Michael Dybaczowi and henceforth until the end of the eighteenth century the castle was (with short breaks) in the hands of private families: Czuryłów, Branickis and Lubomirski.
The period of modern buildings has brought changes, which completely transformed its form and purpose. The first upgrades began after 1506 Sigismund Old, and the final shape of the Renaissance residence acquired the castle in times of Sigismund Augustus, rozgrzebane who continued work by the father immediately after the removal of the damage caused by the conflagration of the year 1550. Projects prepared and supervised the construction work itself champion Tomasz Grzymała, and collaborated with the Polish and Italian craftsmen, m.in. Santi Gucci. Brought an end to the barbaric splendor of buildings Swedish invasions, resulting in (1655) invaders plundered Niepołomice, destroyed church, and partially destroyed the castle arranged food storage, before deporting all of his equipment. After the partition of the Polish 1772 appeared Austrians, who, after adapting object barracks pulled down his second floor. Since then nibbled Swedish ball and ruthless tooth of time systematically residence was on the decline. In the interwar period and after the war it served the function of a public facility. In the year 1991 monument became the property of the commune Niepołomice, then proceeded to the comprehensive renovation and repair work, which are aimed at restoring the former splendor of this valuable building.
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