Chróstnik

History

The village is originally mentioned as Old Polish Chrustenik (meaning shrubbery or brushwood) with the parish church under the patronage of a Boleslaw von Brauchitsch in 1222. Members of the Brauchitsch noble family were landowners here up to 1633. The Baroque Brauchitschdorf Palace was erected from 1723 to 1728 and enlarged in 1909. After World War II the Red Army plundered the building. A fire in September 1976 destroyed the building further. Polish entrepreneur Dariusz Miłek bought the ruins from the Polish state and began restoring the palace.

Most-observed species

• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  239
• Mute Swan

  Cygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  236
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  187
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  179
• Gray/Purple Heron

  Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  169
• Great Egret

  Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  166
• Common Buzzard

  Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  162
• Common Crane

  Grus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  158

Most recent

• M 4.3 — 2026-08-12
  5 km N of Polkowice, Poland
• M 3.9 — 2026-07-18
  4 km N of Polkowice, Poland
• M 4 — 2026-07-18
  0 km E of Polkowice, Poland
• M 4.9 — 2026-07-11
  2 km W of Polkowice, Poland
• M 4.2 — 2026-05-03
  6 km E of Radwanice, Poland
• M 4.2 — 2026-01-21
  5 km E of Polkowice, Poland