Rogalin
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Palace in Rogalin
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| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Poznań County |
| Gmina | Mosina |
| Population (approx.) | 700 |
Rogalin pronounced [rɔˈɡalin] is a village in western Poland, situated on the river Warta. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of the town of Mosina, and 19 km (12 mi) south of the metropolitan city of Poznań.[1] It is best known for the Rogalin Landscape Park (with the oldest oak trees in Poland[2]), the Baroque palace, art gallery, and neoclassical church with the mausoleum of the Raczyński family.
Overview
Rogalin is primarily famous for its 18th-century Polish Baroque palace of the Raczyński family, and the adjacent Raczyński Art Gallery, housing a permanent exhibition of paintings by the Polish and foreign artists of international renown including Paul Delaroche and Claude Monet as well as the famous Jan Matejko's large-size painting Joanna d'Arc (see a fragment below). The gallery was founded by Count Edward Aleksander Raczyński. Rogalin is also known for its putatively 800-year-old oak trees (Polish: Dęby Rogalińskie) on the flood plains of the Warta and the historical St. Marcellinus Church, whose design was inspired by the Roman temple Maison Carrée in Nîmes, France.
The last owner of the estate was Count Edward Bernard Raczyński, who was from 1979 to 1986 was President of the Polish Republic in exile. His sarcophagus is deposited in the Raczyński Mausoleum, under the church in Rogalin. In his testament, Count Raczyński bequeathed his estate in Rogalin (including the family palace, gallery, library, and church) to the Raczyński Family Foundation (its president is the Director of the National Museum in Poznań).[3]
Geography
Much of the surrounding landscape forms the protected area of recognized natural and ecological value known as the Rogalin Landscape Park.
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Pałac rodu Raczyńskich - panoramio.jpg
Palace in Rogalin - front view
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Rogalin.jpg
An aerial view of the palace
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Pałac w Rogalinie - Biblioteka.jpg
The library
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Sarcophagus of Count Edward Bernard Raczyński
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Statue in Rogalin Park
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Rogalin Oaks
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Joanna d`Arc, fragment of large-scale painting by Jan Matejko of 1886
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Malczewski Jacek Edward Raczynski.jpg
Portrait of Edward Aleksander Raczyński by Jacek Malczewski
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Pałac w Rogalinie - Galeria obrazów.jpg
A paintings gallery in the palace
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Pałac w Rogalinie - Wnętrze.jpg
Interior of the palace
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Rogalin, pałac, piec w sypialni Róży.jpg
A historic fireplace
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Pałac w Rogalinie (2).jpg
General view of the Rogalin Palace
References
- ↑ Information for tourists and citizens at Rogalin.org
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- Adam Wyszynski, Photos from Rogalin at Rogalin.eu
External links
Rogalin travel guide from Wikivoyage
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