Palace in Nakło

The palace stands on a rectangular footprint and rises three storeys, organized with nine bays across its principal face. The front elevation features a central three‑bay projection with a triangular pediment whose field displays two noble coats of arms, Starykoń on the left and Dąbrowa on the right. The roof is a mansard form fitted with dormer windows, giving the top story light and headroom. The building sits on a foundation of calcium‑rich stone quarried from the Kraków–Częstochowa Upland and occupies the property’s highest ground, a siting that provides natural drainage for the structure.

The park that surrounds the house is an 18th‑century geometric layout covering about 8.5 to 8.8 hectares and described in classic Arcadian terms. The ground is gently undulating with a slight fall to the north and a near‑rectangular boundary. The largest, densest groups of trees stand in the central and south‑eastern portions, and the entrance side is defined by a brick wall. The east approach is planted with horse chestnuts, the west road with lindens, and the grounds contain several dozen species of trees and shrubs. Monumental specimens of small‑leaved lime, common beech and Cornelian cherry survive, while around eighty trees are said to be over two centuries old and five of those are recorded as national natural treasures.

Alterations and ancillary buildings form part of the ensemble. The Zbijewski family rebuilt the main house during the later 19th century, reflecting a phase of remodelling in the complex’s fabric. Nearby stands the caretaker’s house, constructed at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries with walls of local limestone and fired brick and a tiled roof that is now badly damaged in places; one entrance is reached by high steps fitted with a metal balustrade. An 18th/19th‑century gate and a stable belong to the historic grouping. Inside the main block a principal ground‑floor salon remains as a notable interior space. Today the palace accommodates a hotel while the park and outbuildings remain in private care and are under cultural heritage protection.

Architectural attribution is recorded for the complex. The palace was built at the same time as a larger neoclassical residence a few kilometres away and is treated as a reduced, simplified version of that neighbouring house; the surrounding park is likewise described as likely the work of the same designer. The site therefore presents an integrated late‑18th‑century residential plan with subsequent 19th‑century interventions and surviving estate components in varying states of repair.