Today marks the anniversary of the death of the Pole…
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Today marks the anniversary of the death of the Pole thanks to whom Morskie Oko and the Tatra Mountains belong to Poland.
Ruler of the Tatras. A great patriot. An incredibly humble man who traveled exclusively by third-class rail. He saved the Tatras from destruction. He built railways, waterworks, and power plants, and planted forests. He spared no expense for charitable causes.
He acquired the Zakopane estates at auction for 460,002 Rhenish guilders and 3 cents, outbidding Józef Goldfinger by a single cent. He staked everything on one gamble and won the "trial of the century" for Poland. He secured an international court ruling confirming that Morskie Oko belonged to Galicia—a decision that later placed it within the borders of independent Poland, which were established based on the boundary between Galicia and the Kingdom of Hungary.
He endured years of lawsuits, threats, and ridicule. He saved our most sacred mountains, then bequeathed his vast fortune to Poland.
Before his death in 1924, he signed the deed establishing the "Zakłady Kórnickie" Foundation, transferring his entire immense fortune to the Polish nation.
This donation included Kórnik Castle and its priceless Kórnik Library, the Zakopane estates (including the Tatra forests), numerous properties, and art collections.
The Tatra lands he donated later became the foundation for the creation of the Tatra National Park. In accordance with the Count's wishes, this estate was to serve Polish science and education.
He died owning almost nothing. One of the most underrated heroes of our history. On October 3, 1924, Count Władysław Zamoyski fell asleep in the Lord
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Ruler of the Tatras. A great patriot. An incredibly humble man who traveled exclusively by third-class rail. He saved the Tatras from destruction. He built railways, waterworks, and power plants, and planted forests. He spared no expense for charitable causes.
He acquired the Zakopane estates at auction for 460,002 Rhenish guilders and 3 cents, outbidding Józef Goldfinger by a single cent. He staked everything on one gamble and won the "trial of the century" for Poland. He secured an international court ruling confirming that Morskie Oko belonged to Galicia—a decision that later placed it within the borders of independent Poland, which were established based on the boundary between Galicia and the Kingdom of Hungary.
He endured years of lawsuits, threats, and ridicule. He saved our most sacred mountains, then bequeathed his vast fortune to Poland.
Before his death in 1924, he signed the deed establishing the "Zakłady Kórnickie" Foundation, transferring his entire immense fortune to the Polish nation.
This donation included Kórnik Castle and its priceless Kórnik Library, the Zakopane estates (including the Tatra forests), numerous properties, and art collections.
The Tatra lands he donated later became the foundation for the creation of the Tatra National Park. In accordance with the Count's wishes, this estate was to serve Polish science and education.
He died owning almost nothing. One of the most underrated heroes of our history. On October 3, 1924, Count Władysław Zamoyski fell asleep in the Lord
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