Chocicza

The first written mention of the village dates to 1391. Chocicza was the seat of the Chocicki family from the late 14th century. In 1920, the Jouanne family, Kennemann's heirs, built an eclectic palace in the park. The park includes an old hornbeam avenue and a spreading walnut tree. A railway station and station building on the Kluczbork–Poznań line were also built in Chocicza in 1875.

Two dates are especially tangible in the village's history: the first written mention in 1391 and the Chocicki family's tenure as its seat from the late 14th century. The palace, built in 1920, belongs to a different period. Chocicza's historical scope thus extends from the late 14th century to the construction of the palace in the 20th century.

The palace was built in 1920 by the Jouanne family, Kennemann's heirs, in Chocicza's park. As an eclectic palace, it represents a specific architectural aspect of the village's history. The expansive park adds distinctive landscape features to this historical setting: it contains an old hornbeam avenue. A spreading walnut tree with a trunk circumference of 290 cm also stands on the road to the palace.

These features give the park its own character alongside the history of the building. Visitors interested in historic architecture can focus on the palace; those who would rather explore the grounds can visit two other specific points of interest: the hornbeam avenue and the walnut tree. The 290 cm trunk circumference specifically refers to the walnut tree on the road to the palace.

Chocicza is included in the history trail of the Nowe Miasto nad Wartą municipality. The trail is a suggested excursion to fifteen places. Each represents a different historical period or aspect, and archival photographs and postcards illustrate the stops. This allows visitors to view Chocicza in the context of a broader historical theme within the municipality, rather than simply as a village with a palace.

In 1875, a railway station and station building were built in Chocicza on the Kluczbork–Poznań railway line. The station from that year adds the local railway infrastructure of the 19th century to the village's historical themes. Together with the written mention in 1391 and the palace's construction in 1920, it offers a view of different periods in the village's history without conflating them into a single event.

For other destinations to compare, also see Koszuty, Brodowo, Chłapowo, Jeziory Wielkie, Czarne Piątkowo, Zaniemysl, Środa Wielkopolska and Kopaszyce.

When was Chocicza first mentioned in writing?

The first written mention of Chocicza dates to 1391.

What features does the palace park have?

The expansive park includes an old hornbeam avenue and a spreading walnut tree with a trunk circumference of 290 cm on the road to the palace.

How many places does the municipality's history trail cover?

The history trail is a suggested excursion to fifteen places. Each presents a different historical period or aspect and is illustrated with archival photographs and postcards; Chocicza is included.

For the wider travel overview: Schroda.