Palace in Wysoka

The palace in Wysoka (Zawiercie County) is today a ruin, closed to visitors. It is entered in the heritage register of the Silesian Voivodeship.

From manor to palace

The origins of the site go back to the 14th century, when a fortified manor stood here. In the 17th century the estate was acquired by Józef Taszycki, deputy cup-bearer (podstoli) of Malbork. His descendant Gabriel Taszycki, a general of the Kościuszko Uprising and a lawyer, rebuilt the manor into a neoclassical palace after 1791. After the fall of the uprising he stayed in France and Spain, where he bought a collection of European paintings, later displayed in the palace. After his death in 1806 his heirs opened a school here.

What it looked like

It was a two-storey building on a rectangular plan, covered with a hipped roof. The main entrance was placed in the middle, between four pilasters, under a rectangular balcony with a steel balustrade and a triangular gable.

Fate after the war

In the 19th century the palace passed to the Eiger family. After the Second World War it was nationalised and fell into ruin, and after 1989 it was taken over by an agricultural cooperative. The site has the status of a historic monument, but it is not open to visitors.

Practical information

• Locality: Wysoka, Silesian Voivodeship.
• The ruin is dangerous and inaccessible; at most it can be viewed from the outside, after checking the current rules of access to the site.