Mołtowo Palace: A Neoclassical Palace and Park in Poland
Site at a Glance
- Popularity
- Very Low
- Country
- Poland
- Primary era
- Modern
- Eras represented
- Modern
- Civilizations
- German
- Site type
- Domestic
- Remains
- Elite Residence
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History
Mołtowo Palace is a neoclassical palace in Mołtowo, Poland, built in 1875 by Karl von Braunschweig, a member of the German nobility. The von Braunschweig family owned the entire village until 1945.
Wartime use
During the Second World War, the palace was one of the places used to relocate museum collections from Szczecin.
Postwar use and protection
After the war, a state agricultural farm used the palace for staff housing and offices. The Polish Agricultural Property Agency later took over the palace and park and leased the grounds to the Mołt-Eko company. The palace entered Poland’s register of monuments on 2 December 1976, followed by the park on 6 December.
Remains
The palace
The palace has a rectangular plan with sides in a one-to-two proportion. Rooms extend along its sides, while a central staircase with ornamental railings leads to interior galleries. Part of the marble staircase and some architectural details survive. A circular opening in the roof brings daylight into the building.
The park and archaeological finds
The surrounding park dates to the early nineteenth century. In May 2016, finds there included coins identified as thirteenth-century Brandenburg denarii, medieval coins issued in Brandenburg, and a Bronze Age brooch, a fastener for clothing. They were transferred to the National Museum in Szczecin. Further Bronze Age objects found in the park in January 2020 included bracelets, a spearhead, and a socketed axe, whose hollow fitting secured its head to a handle.
