Castle for sale in Poland: Karłowice

Gothic Castle: This Gothic castle was built in a bend of the Stobrawa River in the mid-14th century. It underwent multiple renovations and expansions in the 18th and 20th centuries. The castle is primarily made of brick and has a trapezoidal shape with an inner courtyard. Only the tower remains unplastered. The palace complex consists of various buildings representing different architectural styles from different periods:

• Baroque chapel: Located in the northern part of the castle, this chapel has a rectangular ground plan and was constructed in 1715.
• Chapel with barrel vault: The castle also features a chapel with a barrel vault.
• Farm building (former malt house): This building, which dates back to the 16th century, has an approximately rectangular ground plan and closes off the castle yard from the east.
• Residential buildings: There are two residential buildings within the castle complex. One was built in the second half of the 19th century and has a rectangular ground plan. The other is located in the southern part of the castle courtyard and also has a rectangular ground plan. The front residential building, added to the southwest corner in the second half of the 18th century, has an L-shaped ground plan.

Additionally, there are other structures such as a storage building and a mill building with the potential for a hydroelectric power plant.

Property Details:

• Built-up area: 1,237.78 m²
• Yard area: 383.50 m²
• Usable area: 1,493.18 m²
  • Basement floors: 338.79 m²
  • First floor: 581.33 m²
  • Attic: 573.06 m²
• Cubature: 14,345.00 m³ (including specific volumes for the tower, residential porch, residential building south, eastern outbuilding, and chapel)
• Land area: 3,1700 ha

Significant works carried out on the monument include:

• Building inventory of the object
• Historical investigation and stratigraphic-architectural research
• Programmatic-spatial conception
• Concept of park and water system revalorization
• Technical report on the condition of the object
• Geological research
• Technical expertise for fire protection
• Construction planning and detailed design of the castle renovation
• Estimates of the investments
• Water rights permit for drilling beneath the ground of Młynówka Karłowicka in Karłowice
• Energy audit
• Renovation and stabilization of walls and buttresses of the southern building
• Restoration of a 19th-century sculpture: St. John of Nepomuk

Location and Potential: The castle is conveniently located:

• Approximately 20 km to Brzeg
• Approximately 35 km to Opole
• Approximately 60 km to Wroclaw Airport

The property is designated as a UO- area of public services and education in the local zoning plan. After renovation and adaptation, the property has great potential as an artist's house with a small museum, a wedding venue and event location, and a small hotel with a spa.