Leśna Castle (Leśny Kamień), located on the Szczytnik hillside. In 1790, King Frederick William II built a fort in Szczytnik according to the design of Major von Rauch; in 1807, it was partially demolished on the orders of the French troops. In the years 1831-37, Major von Hochberg built a neo-Gothic castle here, the design of which is attributed to Karl Schinkel. King Frederick William IV stayed here. In 1892, B. Klein rebuilt the castle, adding a chapel in the lower storey of the tower. In 1929, the castle was purchased by the Missionaries of St. Families, after 1945 there was a preventive school for children and a facility for retarded children. The castle is a 4-sided building flanked by towers, with a chapel on the ground floor of the tower, serving as the church of Our Lady Queen of Peace. Inside, furnishings from 1893.
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