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The main hall is located on the axis of the entrance, leading through a portal bearing the Szyszkowski (Ostoja) coat of arms. The single-bay rooms are connected by a gallery that runs around the courtyard. The interiors feature magnificent preserved stone portals: from the late Gothic one in the southeast corner of the castle, through Renaissance ones, to Baroque ones bearing the Ostoja coat of arms. The branch in Spytkowice opened in 1995 and is the main repository of Krakow's archives. It houses, among other things, records of the Krakow City Hall from the mid-19th century to 1945, a set of Krakow parish records from 1798 to the end of the 19th century, and documents of the district offices from the interwar period. Currently, a total of nine kilometers of records, organized into approximately 500 sets, are stored here. https://2018.dnidziedzictwa.pl/zamek-w-spytkowicach/

From the 18th century onward, the owners changed frequently, but they did not inhabit the castle. From the mid-19th century, Spytkowice belonged to the Potocki family; the then-tenant, Michał Naimski, brought the Spytkowice ponds to life. The Potocki family ceded the estate, destroyed during World War II, to the State Treasury, which then transferred it to the Central Directorate of Archives. Thanks to a major renovation and expansion in the 1990s, the castle was adapted to its current function: it houses the Kraków Branch of the State Archives. The south-facing castle is a brick and plastered building with three wings framing a rectangular courtyard. The front elevation is flanked by square corner towers. Set on deep, partially vaulted cellars, the castle was built primarily of brick. Fragments of a stone wall, left unplastered, are visible in the oldest sections of the front wing. The two-story wings are covered with high, gable roofs that house a usable attic.

Spytkowice Castle On the border between Kraków and Silesia, on the right bank of the Vistula River, lies the village of Spytkowice. Mentioned in documents in 1228, it belonged to the Duchy of Oświęcim from 1315, and to the Duchy of Zator from 1445. In 1488, it was sold to Piotr Myszkowski, whose son, Wawrzyniec, rebuilt the local castle in the Gothic-Renaissance style in the first half of the 16th century. Expanded by the Szyszkowski family (1622-1643), it became an impressive early Baroque residence. The reconstruction of the castle was completed by Łukasz Opaliński, who took it over from the Szyszkowski family. At that time, there were numerous fish ponds in the castle area, a source of considerable income. Thanks to them, Mikołaj Myszkowski, Wawrzyniec's son, was a wealthy merchant in the mid-16th century. 16th century one of the richest people in the Kingdom.

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A short but very demanding climb. Over a distance of 1.4 km we overcome 160 m of elevation. The average gradient is 11.8%, but sometimes it even reaches 15%. New asphalt of very good quality. Little car traffic.

The first castle in Sucha Beskidzka – known only as Sucha until 1965 – was probably located on the same site as the later palace. After it was burned down, the then owners of Sucha sold the complex in 1554 to Kasper Suski (Italian: Gaspare Castiglione), a goldsmith from Florence who had risen to the nobility at the royal court in Kraków. By 1580 he had the architect Gregorius Kaczorowski build a Renaissance palace in Sucha based on the model of Wawel in Kraków. Since 1991, part of the palace has been used as a cultural institute and another as the Kasper Suski hotel and restaurant – named after its builder.

A beautiful path leading into the city/out to Świnna.

Right on the street. You can enter the courtyard and the beautiful park next door.