Lancut Castle

Lancut Castle is a complicated of historical homes positioned in Lancut, Poland. Historically the residence of the Pilecki, Lubomirski and Potocki households, the complex includes a number of buildings and is surrounded through a park. The fort is one among Poland's reputable country wide Historic Monuments, as detailed September 1, 2005, and tracked through the National Heritage Board of Poland. The fortress changed into at the beginning constructed within the 2^nd half of the 16th century, however changed into later modernised right into a palace-house through its proprietors.

It became as soon as home to 2 finest Polish households – first, till 1816, the Lubomirski family, and later – till 1944 – the Potocki clan. The history of Lancut is much older than the castle erected in 1642. It goes again to the instances of King Casimir III the Great, who based here a town according with the Magdeburg Rights inside the 14th century. At the time Lancut turned into owned by using the Pilecki family, who had connections with the royal Jagiellonian Dynasty. Later the connections had been strengthened with their daughter Elzbieta's marriage to the king. Wladyslaw II Jagiello is thought to have visited Lancut twice.