Rogalin
Rogalin | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Rogalin Palace | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′04″N 16°56′04″E / 52.23444°N 16.93444°E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Poznań |
| Gmina | Mosina |
| Population (approx.) | 700 |
Rogalin pronounced [rɔˈɡalin] is a village, in western Poland, situated on the river Warta.[1] It is best known for the Rogalin Landscape Park (containing Poland's oldest oak trees[2]), a Baroque palace, an art gallery, and a neoclassical church containing the Raczyński family mausoleum.
Overview
[edit]Rogalin is primarily famous for its 18th-century Baroque palace, built by Kazimierz Raczyński, and the adjacent Raczyński Art Gallery. The latter houses a permanent exhibition of paintings by renowned Polish and foreign artists, including Paul Delaroche and Claude Monet, and Jan Matejko's large painting Joanna d'Arc. The Gallery was founded by Count Edward Aleksander Raczyński.


Rogalin is also known for its 800-year-old oak trees (Polish: Dęby Rogalińskie), named respectively after legendary brothers Lech, Czech, and Rus.
St. Marcellinus' Church, with the family mausoleum, was built in 1817–1820 by Edward Raczyński (1786–1845), its design inspired by the Roman temple Maison Carrée in Nîmes, France.[3]
The estate's last owner was Count Edward Bernard Raczyński, who in 1979–1986 was president of the Polish government-in-exile. In 1991 Count Raczyński bequeathed his Rogalin estate (including palace, art gallery, library, and church) to the Raczyński Family Foundation, presided over by the director of the National Museum in Poznań.[4] After Count Raczyński's death in 1993, his sarcophagus was placed in the Raczyński Mausoleum in the church's crypt.
In 2018 the palace, park, and church were granted special protection as a Polish historic monument, and in 2020 the protection was extended to the entire landed estate - to the surrounding floodplain, meadows, forests, and fields.[5]
In celebration of the church's 200 years, in 2021 a network of pilgrimage routes - the Rogalin Ways - was created, leading to the church from Radzewice, Radzewo, Mieczewo, Kamionki, Daszewice, Poznań-Głuszyna, Puszczykowo, Mosina, and Rogalinek.
The objective of the Rogalin Ways is spiritual growth via pilgrimages featuring the contemplation of nature and reflection on quotations from the Bible and the prayer for seven gifts and nine fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22–23). Additional objectives include the promotion of outdoor physical activity (important for both physical and mental health); the building of good relations among people via pilgrimages, family walks, and school excursions; promoting Pope Francis' integral ecology by considering quotes from his encyclical Laudato si'; protecting the biodiversity of the Rogalin Landscape Park's Natura 2000 areas (the floristic "Rogalińska Dolina Warty" and the faunistic "Ostoja Rogalińska") and the Rogalin historical monument; and promoting respect for nature and history.[6][7]
Geography
[edit]Much of the surrounding land comprises the protected area of ecological importance known as the Rogalin Landscape Park. Tt also partly comprises two Natura 2000 areas – Special Area of Conservation "Rogalińska Dolina Warty", and Special Protection Area "Ostoja Rogalińska" – and the Rogalin historical monument.[8]
Threats
[edit]In early 2026 it transpired that the Poznań County Roads Authority (ZDP) was planning to build a new road from Babki to Świątniki, crossing five Rogalin Ways and thus exposing pilgrims and tourists to difficulties and danger. Two variants of the planned road would also encroach on the Rogalin Estate (managed by the Raczyński Foundation), which is a protected historical monument, while a third variant would result in complete destruction of 14 hectares of forest. All this sparked fierce protests. A newly established Association for Care of Nature (Stowarzyszene Troski o Przyrodę, SToP), together with the Rogalin Estate, requested that a much cheaper and less destructive alternative to this road be considered in public consultations.[9][10]
Gallery
[edit]- Rogalin Palace, by Napoleon Orda, 1880
- Rogalin Palace, front view
- Rogalin Palace
- Aerial view of Palace
- Palace library
- Sarcophagus of Count Edward Bernard Raczyński
- Statue in Rogalin Park
- Joanna d`Arc, fragment of large 1886 painting by Jan Matejko
- Portrait of Edward Aleksander Raczyński, by Jacek Malczewski
- Palace painting gallery
- Palace interior
- Space heater
References
[edit]- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ↑ "Workshops". www.idpan.poznan.pl. Institute of Dendrology, Kórnik, Poland. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "Raczyński Palace in Rogalin". Region Wielkopolska. Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna i Centrum Animacji Kultury, Poznań. Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Fundacja Raczyńskich". fundacjaraczynskich.pl. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ "Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Rogalin - zespół pałacowo-parkowy z obszarem dawnego majątku ziemskiego"". Retrieved 8 March 2026.
- ↑ "Rogalińskie Drogi Ducha Świętego". Parafia św. Marcelina w Rogalinie. St. Marcellinus Parish in Rogalin. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "Walking with the Holy Spirit: how one Polish Laudato Si' animator is transforming ordinary walks into pilgrimages". Laudato Si Action Platform. Dicasteryfor Promoting Integral Human Development, Vatican. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Michał Wójkiewicz; Sylwia Ufnalska (October 2021). "Droga Pokoju w Duchu Świętym [The Way of Peace in the Holy Spirit]" (PDF). Parafia pw. św. Marcelina [St. Marcellinus Parish], Rogalin. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ Regulski, Rafał (10 March 2026). "Ponad 10 kilometrów spornego asfaltu. "W punkt" z Rogalina [WIDEO]". Radio Poznań. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- ↑ Kamyczek, Kasia (29 June 2026). "Sylwia Ufnalska: Drzewa są kluczowe dla przyrody i naszego zdrowia". Drzewo Franciszka. Fundacja Zakłady Kórnickie. Retrieved 9 July 2026.
- Adam Wyszynski, Photos from Rogalin Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine at Rogalin.eu
External links
[edit]
Rogalin travel guide from Wikivoyage