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Krzyztopor is a castle in the village of Ujazd, between Sandomierz and Opatów. Krzyztopor (krzyz=cross, topor=battle-axe) was originally built in 1627-1644 by the nobleman Krzysztof Ossolinski. It was reduced to ruin during the Swedish invasion of Poland in 1770. The castle Krzyztopor was prominently featured in novel "Poland" (1981) by James Michener.

It's scan (from negative).

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