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(Korczyna – Odrzykoń)
The first mentions of the castle are dated 1348. Up until about 1396 the castle belonged to a Polish king. The same year it is handed over to Klemens of Moskorzewo (Moskarzewski) a knight who becomes famous during the defense of the Wilno Castle. The family of Moskarzewski changes the name to Kamieniecki because of the name of the hill on top of which the castle is built is Kamieniec. Lord of the castle Mikołaj Kamieniecki (1460-1515) becomes the first Crown Great Hetman in the history of Poland. In 1530 a part of the castle (the Korczyna Castle) is sold by Kamieniecki to Seweryn Boner. Boner’s daughter gets married to a son of the Lublin Province voivod (governor) Firlej and thus the Firlejs become the owners of that part of the castle. The High Castle (the other part of it) between 1599 and 1601 belongs to the Stadnicki Family and in 1601 the ownership is taken over by the Skotnicki family. The Skotnicki’s rebuild the roof of the High Castle and direct all rain water to the Firlej’s yard causing a serious conflict lasting many years and ultimately resolved by a marriage between the conflicted families. The consecutive owners of the castle are the Stadnicki family, the Scipio del Campo Family, the Kalinowski Family and the Jabłonowski Family. Zofia, count Jabłonowski’s daughter, marries Aleksander Fredro. Fredro while researching the castle archives brought by his wife’s dowry into the marriage encounters court documents related to the conflict between the Firlej and Skotnicki Families. The conflict becomes a background to the best of the Polish classic comedies “The Revenge” written by Fredro. Alekasander Fredro’s daughter then marries count Szeptycki, and his sister marries count Jabłonowski whose daughter marries Starowieyski thanks to what the High Castle passes to the Starowieyski Family. The other part of it becomes property of the Szeptycki Family. At the end of the 18th century a powerful storm tears off the roof of the High Castle and its owner count Józef Jabłonowski decides to leave for Krościenko Wyżne where his manor is. Walls of the castle for 200 years exposed to harsh climate conditions in the region started to degrade slowly. The rest of the destruction comes from hands of the people living in the near by who treated the degrading castle as a quarry. What’s left of the castle can be evaluated as some 1 th of the original. The castle was visited by kings: Kazimierz Wielki (Casimir the Great), Władysław Jagiełło, Jan Kazimierz and the Hungarian King Zapolya. Important people related to the castle: Mikołaj Kamieniecki - the Crown Great Hetman, St Jan of Dukla, Stanisław Szeptycki – general in the Polish Army, Balint Balassi – a Hungarian poet, Aleksander Fredro – the biggest Polish comedy writer, Wincenty Pol – a poet, Seweryn Goszczyński – poet/writer, Blessed Stanisław Starowieyski. Museum Castle Kamieniec The most recent history Since 1998 the castle is owned by the state treasury. For 20 years now the castle has been run by the Kołder Family. The family owns the museum. Thanks to the efforts of the Museum which has become a specific cultural institution, his Eminence Archbishop Józef Michalik gave his consent for the Holy masses to be celebrated on the castle ground on permanent basis. Between 1996-2000 about 40 thousand people – half of which were tourists – attended the masses held here. In the year 2000 the Rzeszów Logistic Unit 21RWT of the Polish Army took the name the Crown Great Hetman Mikołaj Kamieniecki. Ceremony of the accepting of the banner was attended by 12 descendants of the first owners of the castle. The most senior member of the family Stanisław Kamieniecki permitted the Logistic Unit to use the family coat of arms Pilawa as the Unit’s identification mark.
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