Location:
Province: Małopolska
County: Tarnów
Commune: Zakliczyn
Distance from Tarnów: 25 km
Driving directions from Tarnów: Tarnów – Koszyce Wielkie – Lubinka – Janowice – Lusławice
In the years 1560 – 1664 Lusławice was one of the most important Arians center (Polish Brethren), created by Achacy Taszycki. After 1570 there was an Arians printing house re-located from Pińczów. There was also an Arians high school which taught in such disciplines as theology, metaphysics, logic, dialectics, anatomy and physics. These institutions contributed to development and popularization of polish literary language. Faustyn Socyna, a philosopher, theologian and religious leader, arrived to Lusławice in 1598. He died on 3rd March 1604 and was buried there. Primary localization of his grave, on the edge of a mansion park, was destroyed by local peasants who believed that Arians’ operating in the neighborhood afflicts them with such plagues as the Dunajec outflow and other natural disasters. It was 30’s of the 20th century when Arians scattered all over the world finally founded mausoleum of Faustyn Socyna. Taszycki after converting to Catholicism burnt Arians’ chapel in Lusławice down and started to finance generously monastery in Zakliczyn.
In 19th century manor in Lusławice, between 1923 and 1926, lived an outstanding Polish artist – painter Jacek Malczewski. He founded there an art school for gifted village children. Many of Malczewski’s works were painted in Lusławice e.g. “Lusławice – już łan zżęty” (1922), “Ogrodniczka” (1922), „Św. Agnieszka” (1920-1921), “Przekazanie palety – Autoportret z Mieczysławem Gąseckim” (1922) and „Portret Rafała z żoną”. The biggest collections of Malczewski’s paintings are exhibited in Malczewski’s Museum in Radom and in National Art Museums in Warsaw, Cracow and Poznan.
After the World War Two abandoned manor turned to ruin. In 1976 it became the property of composer, professor Krzysztof Penderecki, who lives in a renovated manor until today. Penderecki established arboretum, which consists of over 1500 species of trees and bushes from all over the world, in his 5-hectare park. And though the manor and surrounding park are considered one of the most beautiful establishments of that kind in Poland it is closed to public. In 2005 the European Penderecki Centre for Music n Lusławice was created. The year after first construction works took place. The Centre will be the first such a complex for developing young music talents in Poland and one of the few in Europe. Centre’s facilities will be build on several hectares area which neighbour with professor Krzysztof Penderecki’s estate. The complex will consist of concert room for up to 550 spectators, teaching complex with rooms for individual and team practice, seminar rooms and accommodation complex for professors, students and participants of concerts and conferences.
More information at: www.zakliczyn.pl (Polish only) and www.eucemusic.org
- Latitude : 49.859474
- Longitude : 20.830505