Krasków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Krasków is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.

Krasków lies approximately 14 km north-east of Świdnica, and 40 km south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Etymology
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word kraska, which means "roller".

Sights
Krasków is the site of a Baroque palace, built by the Bohemian Zedlitz-Leipe noble family in 1746, allegedly according to plans by Joseph Emanuel Fischer von Erlach. Situated in a park laid out by Peter Joseph Lenné in 1848 it today serves as a hotel.