Moszna, Opole Voivodeship

Moszna
Moszna Castle, local attraction
Moszna
Coordinates: 50°26′N 17°46′E / 50.433°N 17.767°E / 50.433; 17.767
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Krapkowice
Gmina	Strzeleczki
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	47-370
Area code	+48 77
Car plates	OKR

Moszna [ˈmɔʂna] is a small village in south-west Poland, approximately 30 km (19 mi) from Opole, known for its notable fairy-tale castle. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

In 1309 the area, which is nowadays occupied by Moszna, was settled by a family called Mosce or Moschin. In 1679 the village belonged to the family of von Skalls and it became the property of Wilhelm von Reisewitz around 1723. Later on, Moszna belonged to Heinrich Leopold von Seherr-Toss (since 1771); Heinrich von Erdmansdorf (1853); and to Hubert von Tiele-Winckler (since 1866).

A horse breeding farm was founded in Moszna in 1946. It was based on a herd from a liquidated farm in Dłonie, near Rawicz. The farm in Moszna has kept thoroughbred horses from the very beginning and it expanded its husbandry with cross-breeds in 1961.

The castle in Moszna is one of the best known monuments in the western part of Upper Silesia.

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  Moszna Castle with an adjoining hothouse
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  One of the castle's towers
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  A pond located in the garden of the castle
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  The castle
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  Interior of the castle

• Official website
• Photo gallery
• Sferical panorama photo gallery