Targoszyn is a large agricultural village located on the western edge of the Strzegom Hills. Its exact origins are not known, but it must have existed by the early 14th century, as the first mentions of the local church date back to 1335. Targoszyn was completely destroyed during the Thirty Years’ War in the first half of the 17th century. In 1792, a significant part of the village was consumed by a fire, and it also suffered during the Napoleonic Wars. However, the subsequent decades were more favourable, and the village developed as an agricultural centre, supplying agricultural products to the sugar refinery in Goczałków, among other things.
In the village, there are two noteworthy historical landmarks. The Church of St. Hedwig was constructed in the Gothic style at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, with expansions in the 18th century. Its Gothic origins are evident in its cross-ribbed vaults and pointed-arched windows. The church’s tall tower with a spire stands at the axis and was reinforced with massive buttresses in the 19th century. The late 19th-century palace was built for Count Manfred von Richthofen, possibly on the site of an earlier manor. It combines elements of neorenaissance and neobaroque architecture and is surrounded by an extensive landscaped park established in the second half of the 19th century. The park features a historic tree population and expansive clearings. Notable elements in the park include avenues of linden and maple trees, specimens of plane trees, red and pedunculate oaks, elms, beeches, and ashes.
Description: Piotr Migoń