Kamieniec Palace is built at the end of the 18th century.

The beginnings of settlement in Kamieniec are dated to the first half of the 14th century. By the 15th century the local estate passes through the hands of the von Pannwitz and von Haugwitz families of Piszkowice. In the next century Kamieniec becomes part of the Koryt state, and by the end of the 18th century more than 200 people, including 10 homesteaders, 30 gardeners and cottagers, live here. Kamenets was reportedly famous at the time for its prized horse market. Merino sheep were also raised here.

One of the longest-reigning families in Kamieniec was the von Mutius family

Count von Hartig, then owner of the Kamenets estate, erects a small Baroque palace. The building is built on a rectangular plan with protruding risalits to the north and south and is covered with a mansard roof. On the south side of the palace there was a small ornamental garden, which was surrounded by a stone wall.

The Kamieniec estate experienced a real boom during the reign of the von Seherr-Thoss family.

The estate is purchased by Baron Arthur von Seherr-Thoss, lord of Dobromierz. He was looking for a place for a family seat for himself and his newly married Clara. When he saw Kamieniec, he had no doubts: – Clara, it’s beautiful here! We’re staying,” he pronounced to his wife and paid for the palace, and two years later commissioned its reconstruction and modernization of the manor. At that time, the baroque palace was enlarged with a northern, eclectic wing, and the entrance was framed with a sandstone portal topped with a coat of arms cartouche. Arthur and Clara unfortunately do not live to see their children. After their deaths, the estate is divided between Arthur’s nephew Joachim and his two sons Erwin and Friedrich Arthur.

The estate in Kamieniec developed continuously until the first half of the 20th century

The baroque utility and ornamental garden is becoming a landscape garden. The palace owners take great care of it, constantly improving it and making it their private oasis. “On the ground there spread colorful carpets of spring flowers, creating a wonderful juxtaposition of colors”. – Andrea-Margot v. Scherr-Thoss, Joachim’s wife at the time, writes of the garden in her care. At its edge stands a tea house. At the same time, the Kamieniec manor develops the cultivation of fruits and grains, which are sold in the surrounding towns and spas.

The post-war years were the years of greatest destruction for the palace and farm in Kamieniec

The palace and its farm buildings are used for residential functions, and this takes a heavy toll on them. The buildings are not renovated, the rooms are divided into smaller ones, and fertilizers are stored on the first floor of the monument… In 2004 the last residents leave the palace, but this does not mean an improvement in its fate. Vandals and thieves quickly appear there, ripping fixtures out of the walls, littering the palace, stealing and destroying pieces of its furnishings and smearing the walls with graffiti.

“I’m afraid we’ll buy it,” the future owner of the palace said aloud when he saw it for the first time

The new owners of the palace are beginning to renovate the ruined monument. First, however, the palace building, the former manor buildings and the palace garden become the subject of specialized studies, as well as of voluminous construction and execution projects.

Long years of painstaking restoration and conservation work have been honored by giving Kamieniec Palace new life

Restoration and conservation work at the palace is nearing completion, restoring the interiors of the monument to their former splendor. Soon, too, on the basis of historical documentation and detailed analysis, a project for the reconstruction and expansion of the palace garden is being created. As a result, we manage not only to recreate the historic garden, but also to enlarge it with a southern and northern part in the former manor courtyard.

Kamieniec Palace is now not only a hotel facility and restaurant, but also a venue for cultural and artistic events. Guests visiting the place can enjoy accommodation in 10 stylish rooms, taste traditional dishes and desserts prepared by the palace kitchen, organize a family party and enjoy the beauty of the garden and surrounding nature. They can also take part in one of the cyclical events such as the Windmill Festival or Gingerbread Meetings, or listen to classical music during organized concerts.

This place, after years of oblivion and falling into disrepair, is once again bustling with life.

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