- Krzyżtopór (. Polish pronunciation: [kʂɨʂˈtɔpur]) is a castle located in the village of Ujazd, Iwaniska commune, Opatów County, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, in southern Poland.
- Zamek Krzyżtopór w Ujeździe to pełna magii i tajemniczości ruina zagubiona wśród pól i wzgórz ziemi opatowskiej, z dala od głównych dróg i szlaków.
- Krzyżtopór lost the priority palm to the Versailles, which was expanded a bit later. Ossoliński died in 1645, a year after the construction was completed.
- Krzyżtopór Castle in Ujazd is an extremely powerful, visible from afar ruins of the once magnificent Ossoliński castle.
- The Krzyżtopór castle is one of Europe’s largest ruins of a fortified aristocratic residence of the palazzo in fortezza type. It was built by Krzysztof Ossoliński.
- The present-day ruins of the Krzyżtopór castle can only stir our imagination to visualize a really spectacular form of a 17thcentury magnate residence in Poland.
- To get to Krzyżtopór individual transport will be necessary. The car park is just outside the castle. ... Krzyż = crucifix/cross, topór = axe, so Krzyżtopór is Crucifix-axe!
- The castle in Krzyżtopór is a typical example of a palazzo in Fortezza, a mixture of a presidential palazzo and a fortress.
- In the mid-18th century, a battle at the castle rendered it unsuitable for living. The castle fell into ruin. Krzyżtopór castle was opened to public in 1991.
- Located in the little village of Ujazd, Krzyżtopór castle is a grand but dilapidated structure from many centuries ago, one of the largest buildings in Poland.
- Krzyżtopór Castle is, in fact, a palace with strong defensive features, surrounded by mighty bastion-type fortifications – the so-called “palazzo in Fortezza.”
- Z artykułu dowiecie się między innymi tego, ile ów pałac kosztował oraz z czego wynikają rozbieżności w nazwach zamku (Krzysztopór lub Krzyżtopór).
