Słupsk Castle

Pomeranian Dukes Castle in Słupsk - is a Renaissance castle located in Słupsk, Poland.[1]

Pomeranian Dukes Castle in Słupsk
Pomeranian Dukes Castle
LocationSupsk, Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland
Coordinates54°27′53″N 17°02′03″E
Built1507
Rebuilt1580-87
Architectural style(s)Renaissance
Location of the Pomeranian Dukes Castle in Poland

History

Built in 1507 during the reign of Bogislaw X in a Gothic architectural style.[2] Between 1580 and 1587, rebuilt as a two-storey Renaissance building, with large windows and a decorated tower. The castle is located by the river Słupia, by a distinctive Medieval Słupsk gord. Nearby, is the location of the castle mill. In the sixteenth and seventeenth-century the castle served as the residence of the Pomeranian Dukes, the House of Griffins. In the second half of the eighteenth-century, the castle was transformed into military barracks. After a fire in 1821, the residence was transformed to wheat granaries. After World War II, the castle was greatly renovated. Presently, housing the Museum of Middle Pomerania.[3]

References
  1. "Zamek Książąt Pomorskich w Słupsku". pomorskie.travel. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. Słupsk, CIT. "Zamek Książąt Pomorskich". Słupsk (in Polish). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  3. "SSI". Miasto Słupsk. Archived from the original on 11 August 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
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