Baranów Sandomierski [baˈranuf sandɔˈmʲɛrskʲi] is a small town in southern Poland, in the Subcarpathian Voivodship, Tarnobrzeg County on the Vistula River, with 1,440 inhabitants (02.06.2009).[1]
[edit] History
[edit] Castle
The town is well known for its picturesque Renaissance castle / palace built in 1591-1606.
It is known as "little Wawel". This castle is a class zero monument. It is believed to be the work of the famous architect, Santi Gucci, the court artist of King Sigismund II Augustus. The castle was built around 1591–1606 for Rafał and Andrzej Leszczyński. Its style comes from the Italian renaissance. By the end of the 17th century, the next owners were the Lubomirscy family, who decided to change the residence. They hired a Dutch architect, who added columns on the inside of the castle courtyard, on which there was a gallery of art by Giovanni Battista (unfortunately all the art was destroyed in two fires in 1848 and 1898).
[edit] Jewish History
Before World War II, around 1500 Jews lived in this town.[2]
[edit] References
- Notes
[edit] See also
List of cities in Poland
Coordinates: 50°29′55″N 21°32′08″E / 50.49861°N 21.53556°E / 50.49861; 21.53556
Poland
Subcarpathian
