Krasków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Krasków [ˈkraskuf] (German: Kratzkau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

Krasków Palace
Krasków
Village
Krasków
Coordinates: 50°54′48″N 16°35′12″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyŚwidnica
GminaMarcinowice

Krasków is the site of a Baroque palace, built by the Bohemian von Zedlitz-Leipe noble family in 1746, allegedly according to plans by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach. Situated in a park laid out by Peter Joseph Lenné in 1848 it today serves as a hotel.

Krasków lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-east of Świdnica, and 40 kilometres (25 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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