Moszna Castle

The Moszna Castle is a medieval castle and palace in the southern Polish hamlet of Moszna. The mansion is located around 30 kilometers south of Opole, between the villages of Prudnik and Krapkowice, and is an exceptional example of romantic fairy-tale and eclectic architecture.

The building's history dates back to the 18th century, while indications of older cellars were uncovered in the grounds during excavation and repair work around the turn of the twentieth century. Some of those might have been the remains of a Templar castle. Following WWII, more excavations revealed a medieval palisade.

Niedzica Castle is today noted for more than its ancient architecture. During castle visits, you may dress in traditional monk's robes and dine on an actual medieval feast with your hands and old-fashioned wooden utensils rather than modern metal silverware. To complement these regular feasts aimed to provide a picture of the past in Poland, there are sometimes jousting tournaments and medieval dancing.

Aside from the castle, the entire complex comprises a park with no defined boundaries and neighboring farms, meadows, and a forest. Only the park's main axis may be described as geometrical. It leads from the entrance to the castle through the oak and horse-chestnut avenues. Later on, the park enters an avenue of lime trees, with symmetrical canals flowing along both sides of the route, bordered with a few rhododendron species. The park's axis ends at the base of a former Hubert von Tiele-Winckler monument.

Location: Moszna, Opole, Poland