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The Siestrzechowice palace is considered one of the more interesting examples of residential construction from the Renaissance period in Silesia. It was created at the end of the 16th century for the nephew of Andreas von Jerin – also Andreas, a Nysa judge, and his wife Barbara von Metzger, originating from Riedlingen in Swabia.
Bishop Andreas von Jerin arrived in Silesia from Riedlingen in the second half of the 16th century. He was a well-known patron of culture and art who financed the reconstruction of the bishop's palace in Nysa and the castle in Otmuchów.
The palace belonged to the descendants of the family until 1730, when Siestrzechowice and surrounding localities were bought by Baron Jan Krzysztof von Strachwitz. His heir – Bishop of Wrocław Franciszek Ludwik von Strachwitz, transferred the palace together with the estate to the bishop's hospital in Nysa slightly over a decade later.
After World War II, the building was administered by the State Agricultural Farm, which created employee apartments in it, as well as a kindergarten and a community center.
The greatest attraction of the palace is the castle chapel of St. Uldar, where on the vaults there are several dozen frescoes with coats of arms of noble families of the Duchy of Nysa from the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries. Currently, the object is not used.
Practical information:
The palace is not open to visitors.
Free parking spaces directly in front of the facility.
