Chorzemin: Palace, Park and Moorland

• Chorzemin belonged to the Cistercians of Obra from 1287 to 1796.
• At the beginning of the 20th century, the village became the property of the German Daumas family.
• The palace was built around 1910 for Alfred Dauma, the then owner of the estate.
• A 2.73-hectare landscape park lies on the southern edge of the village; the Bagno Chorzemińskie moorland is about 2.5 km northeast of the village.

To understand the history, it is worth considering the different periods separately. From 1287 to 1796, Chorzemin belonged to the Cistercians of Obra. At the beginning of the 20th century, the village became the property of the German Daumas family. The palace was built around 1910 for Alfred Dauma, the then owner of the estate. Thus, a history of ownership dating back to the Middle Ages sits alongside a building from the early 20th century.

The building’s design also makes the palace a distinctive cultural feature of the village: it is made of red brick and designed in the Neo-Gothic style. Its large, richly ornamented façade and the octagonal tower set to one side give its architecture its characteristic details. Those interested in historic architectural styles will find several specific features here that help describe the style, rather than just a general date for the building.

Taken together, the information about the patron, the approximate date of construction and the architecture offers a concise picture of the palace. The chronology is deliberately precise: it was built around 1910, while the village’s history of ownership began centuries earlier. These two aspects help ensure that the village’s history is not reduced to a single building or a single period.

A 2.73-hectare landscape park lies on the southern edge of the village. One of its notable features is a Caucasian oak with a trunk circumference of 350 cm. It is probably the most impressive of its kind in Poland.

The park and the tree give the village a distinctive landscape dimension alongside the history of the palace.

Another landscape feature can be found nearby: the Bagno Chorzemińskie nature reserve is a moorland area about 2.5 km northeast of Chorzemin. By comparison, the landscape park lies on the southern edge of the village: the two features differ both in their stated locations and in their character as a park and a moorland area, respectively.

When exploring Chorzemin, you can therefore distinguish between different interests: the architectural history leads to the palace, the park details to the Caucasian oak, and the surrounding area to the Bagno Chorzemińskie moorland. These points of interest complement one another without suggesting that the park and the nature reserve are the same place.

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What is the palace in Chorzemin like?

Built around 1910 for Alfred Dauma, the palace is made of red brick and designed in the Neo-Gothic style. Its features include a large, richly ornamented façade and an octagonal tower set to one side.

Which historical periods are associated with Chorzemin?

The village belonged to the Cistercians of Obra from 1287 to 1796. At the beginning of the 20th century, Chorzemin became the property of the German Daumas family; around 1910, the palace was built for Alfred Dauma.

Where are the landscape park and Bagno Chorzemińskie located?

The 2.73-hectare landscape park lies on the southern edge of the village. The Bagno Chorzemińskie moorland and nature reserve is about 2.5 km northeast of Chorzemin.

For the broader travel overview: Wollstein.