Palace in Chorzenice

The palace in Chorzenice in Częstochowa County was built in 1926 as a modern landed-gentry residence. Today it houses a children's home, and its wartime history makes it also a place of remembrance.

A residence from the 1920s

At the beginning of the 20th century the estate belonged to Jan Reszke, and later to the family of his heiress Janina, wife of Colonel Adam Nieniewski. The palace of 1926 had sewerage, electricity and central heating, and terraces at first-floor level on the facade side. The Nieniewski family moved in in 1929.

Occupation and postwar years

After the outbreak of the war the Nieniewskis were thrown out of the palace, and the Germans set up a gendarmerie post there. It was a place of execution of about three thousand Poles and Jews; this figure comes from only one source. In 1963 a plaque in honour of the murdered was set into the front of the building. After the war the palace was rebuilt and adapted as a children's home.

Building and park

The palace has two storeys and nine bays, with a flat roof with an attic and a pillared porch in the middle of the facade. In the 1960s the terraces on the wings were built over. A drive divides the park into an ornamental part and a utility part; poplars, oaks, lime trees and horse chestnuts grow there. Nieznanice Palace stands nearby.

Practical information

• The building is an operating care facility, so you can see it only from the outside; please respect the residents' privacy.
• The plaque on the front is visible from the grounds in front of the palace; check whether the park is accessible before your visit.