Manor garden in Zagórzyce Dworskie

The manor garden in Zagórzyce Dworskie, in Michałowice municipality near Kraków, is a former park by the manor house, entered in the heritage register in 1995 (number A-699).

History of the garden

The garden was laid out in the 18th century as an Italian garden on three terraces. In the 19th century it was turned into a landscape park, and later into a modernist garden. The manor house stood on the upper terrace, and along the western boundary ran a promenade planted with hornbeams, horse chestnuts, lindens and poplars.

The manor house and the estate

In the 15th century the village belonged to Zygmunt Zagórski, and from the 16th to the end of the 18th century to the Cistercians of Jędrzejów. The brick manor house dates from 1863, but in 1964 it was rebuilt so that it lost its historic value: the roof was replaced with a flat upper storey and the veranda was pulled down. After the Second World War the building was given over to educational use.

Practical information

• Location: Zagórzyce Dworskie, Michałowice municipality.
• It has not been established whether the grounds are always accessible; check with the municipal office. Further away lies Zesławice Reservoir.