Piotr Bujak, mayor of southern Poland’s town of Głogówek, has offered his city’s medieval castle as a potential site for Elon Musk’s European headquarters.
Musk’s interest in acquiring a castle in Italy for the businesses which he heads has been reflected in previous reports from Italy and Poland.
In response, Mayor Piotr Bujak seized the opportunity to promote—and offer—his town’s own medieval gem.
“Although he is currently focusing on Italy, today we decided to boldly offer him a much better location – the Głogówek Commune. The emails have already been sent. It’s always worth trying,” announced the mayor to his constituents in a January 10 Facebook post.
Bujak described the beauty of Głogówek in a September 10 letter to the US tech billionaire Musk, drawing comparisons to the atmosphere of Italy.
The mayor highlighted the town’s beautiful lavender fields, and mountains he described as perfect for hiking.
A “whole vineyard used to be one big orchard. About our orchard, our father used to say, ‘It’s a paradise, [like] North Italy,” Bujak quoted local writer Rafał Urban as saying.
“When you enter our sacred buildings, you can nearly feel the amazing echo of Italian Baroque. You can also see the symbol of our impressive wine traditions,” added Bujak, underlining the town’s rich cultural heritage.
The castle’s strategic location would also make Głogówek an ideal European base for a suitably inclined US technology billionaire, said the Polish mayor.
“This impressive building with a few centuries of history is situated between two airports – Katowice and Wroclaw. Within less than 400 km, you can be in six different capital cities of European countries, accessible via motorways,” he wrote.
Whether Musk will take up this Polish mayor’s offer of a castle remains to be seen, but the castle, owned by the city since 2013, requires significant financial investment.
This proposal also serves as a way to bring attention to the historic monument and its future.
Elon Musk’s interest in Europe goes beyond real estate. Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni has been eyeing a potential five-year, €1.5 billion deal with Musk’s Starlink satellite service for encrypted communications by her country’s military, saying Rome possesses “no public alternative”.
Italy’s potential use of Elon Musk’s SpaceX’s Starlink satellite service for strategic communications has raised concerns among opposition figures over a possible risk to national security. https://t.co/Ur2P8rR3OH
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