Gothic fortress complete with three round towers and Gunpowder quadrilateral tower (destroyed during the Swedish wars and rebuilt only in the interwar period) was built in the years 1398-1405. Castle during its heyday served as border guards, administrative offices, and the Teutonic knights inn for hurrying to the capital of the western European countries Knights - Malbork. The main and oldest Gothic building, the so-called. Monastic House (now a museum) is located in the north-western part of the castle. In the years 1560-1570 the Pomeranian princes conducted a thorough reconstruction of Bytowska warowni.W 1656 years, the castle was completely destroyed by the Swedish army. When reconstruction served as the summer residence of the princes of West Pomerania-Griffin. In the 30s Twentieth century German authorities have allocated a castle on a training center and a shelter for young people. Originally Bytów castle was built in the Gothic style. Currently, with the exception of large parts of the external walls, most of the objects from the sixteenth-century remodeling or has been reconstructed in the twentieth century, now they are established Bytowskie Cultural Center, the Museum of Western Kashubian, knights, libraries: urban and teaching and a hotel. Castle is created in Pomerania "Gothic Castles Route."
