Palace in Ostrowąsy

Ostrowąsy Palace is the ruin of a Baroque, brick palace from the 17th century, entered in the heritage register in 1965 (number 431). It stands in a village in Barwice municipality (Szczecinek County), on the Gęsia Stream.

The park and estate

By the palace the remains of a landscape park from the 18th century and a family cemetery in the park have survived. The village was a fief of the von Zastrow family from the Middle Ages until the second half of the 19th century, and then belonged to the von Heydebreck family, in whose time most of the farm buildings were built.

Around the village

About 1.5 km west of the village, on Gardzka Hill covered with old forest, there is a ring-shaped upland hillfort from the 10th to 12th century with a burial ground.

Practical information

• The ruin is viewed from outside; the rules for entering the grounds are best checked with the Barwice municipal office.
• It is about 4.4 km to Barwice, where there is St Stephen's Church.
• In the area lies also Białowąs Palace (about 7.8 km).