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Przegorzały Castle

Poland Traditions & Interest

Tim Firkowski

Sunday, 21 August 2016

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Przegorzały used to be a seperate village near Kraków, but now it is a part of it. High on a hill while driving along the highway, you
can see this large mansion which is called Przegorzały Castle. It was built during WWII in about 1 year for the governor of the region. Although they call it a castle, I would classify it more of a mansion.

We wanted to get a good look around the place, but due to a wedding going on we were limited where we could go, so we did not have much time for exploring & one of the buildings was being renovated. Being on top of a hill, it has some fantastic views and overlooks the Wisła River.

The "castle" is also houses the Center for European Studies & the Center for Holocaust Studies for Jageillonian University. In the lower level, there is a restaurant.

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Tim Firkowski

I have been doing genealogy research since 2002 & have worked full time as a Professional Genealogist since 2008. I specialize in Polish and American-Canadian Genealogy. As a member of APG, I was the 2010/2011 President of the New England Chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists (NEAPG). I have Certificates of Completion for studies in "Foundations of Forensic Genealogy" and "Advanced Forensic Genealogy Techniques". I have been a volunteer librarian at the local Family History Center, and a genealogy research consultant at “Ask the Expert” Ancestry Road Shows. I have traveled to Poland numerous times & researched in churches and archives. At conferences and special events, you may find me dressed up in my Sherlock Holmes outfit, or my Kujawy (the folk costume from the region in Poland where my ancestors came from).