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The Teutonic Knights' Castle in Skarszewy, located on a steep promontory of a moraine in the bend of the Wietcisa River, is one of the oldest and most interesting monuments in the region. Originally, there was a stronghold on the site of the castle, operating from the 8th to the 13th century. In the 13th century, the Teutonic Knights erected the first brick buildings on its site, which marked the beginning of the construction of a Gothic fortress. The castle, later called the High Castle, played a key role in the history of Pomerania.In the 14th century, the castle was expanded to include a residential part with a courtyard and an economic outbuilding. In 1370, it passed into the hands of the Teutussic Knights, who surrounded the courtyard with walls, a gate, and bastions. During the Hussite invasion in 1433, the fortress was burned down but was quickly rebuilt. The castle changed hands many times until 1466, when, after the Thirteen Years' War, it came under Polish rule.From 1611 to 1772, the fortress was the seat of the Pomeranian voivodes and the district court. During the Swedish invasion in 1629, the castle was burned down and rebuilt only at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. In the 18th century, the building began to fall into ruin. After Skarszewy was taken over by Prussia in 1772, part of the castle was demolished and the remains were adapted into a salt warehouse.In the 19th century, further exploitation of the building led to its distortion. The Gothic cellars and fragments of the ground-floor walls, containing Renaissance door and window frames, survived thanks to the building being covered with a roof. In the years 1982-1989, a thorough renovation was carried out and the interior of the castle was adapted for cultural purposes. Currently, the castle is the seat of the Municipal Culture Center and Public Library.The modern building, although significantly different from the original design, still bears traces of its rich history. The most interesting elements include the vaulted cellars, fragments of walls, and a place associated with Józef Wybicki, the author of the Polish national anthem, who served his first legal apprenticeship here in 1762-1765.
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Tower of convicts is most impressive of the surviving bastions. As a corner tower, on the circle with a diameter of 10 m
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Located at the southwestern corner of the market square, the town hall in Skarszewy is one of the oldest buildings in the city, with a history dating back to the 18th century. Built of brick, it survived devastating fires in 1709, 1712, and 1714. In the 19th century, the town hall served as the seat of the municipal authorities, and its roof was crowned with a wooden turret with a clock that measured time for the residents until 1945. In the 18th century, houses numbered 14 and 15 were joined under a common roof, creating a single complex. The building served administrative functions until the period of the Second Polish Republic, when the municipal authorities built a new town hall nearby, and the old town hall was converted into apartments. Today, this building, a witness to the history of Skarszewy, is a valuable historical monument and an important element of the city landscape. According to unconfirmed reports, the original town hall was located in the center of the market square, but its exact location remains unknown.
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The House Under Gutenberg is a Baroque building from the second half of the 19th century, whose history is connected with printing. For many years, a printing press operated within its walls, where books were created, including those about the history of Skarszewy, as well as local publications such as the "Dziennik Skarszewski" newspaper. The building's facade delights with its preserved Baroque elevation, in which a medallion depicting presumably Johannes Gutenberg, considered the father of printing, is placed. Above one of the windows, a full-plastic female head is visible, and the windows are adorned with concave-convex bands with plant ornaments. A characteristic element of the facade is a balcony on the first floor with an openwork balustrade, which adds lightness and elegance to the building. The House Under Gutenberg, a two-story building with a low attic, is now a testament to the historical significance of printing in Skarszewy. The front elevation, with its distinct decorative accents, recalls the centuries-old tradition and local cultural heritage.
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The Governor's House is an impressive building from the first half of the 18th century, whose history is inextricably linked to the traditions and history of Skarszewy. Built on a nearly square plan, on a sloping terrain, it is distinguished by a high plinth housing barrel-vaulted cellars that have survived to this day.According to tradition, the building was supposed to belong to Józef Wybicki, the author of the Polish national anthem, or his uncle Michał Niski, who served as a deputy governor in the 18th century. The name "Governor's House" refers to the period when the Pomeranian governors, forced by law to officiate at certain times and hours, quartered in the city. This was necessary because their original residence - the High Castle - was then in ruins, and the Middle Castle offered too little space.Today, the Governor's House is one of the most important monuments of bourgeois architecture in Skarszewy, attracting attention both for its imposing form and for its preserved historical elements, such as the barrel-vaulted cellars.
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The surviving fragments of the foundations of the tower in the north-eastern corner of the image is about - 5 x 4 m
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Parish Church of St. Michael was built in the early thirteenth century, at first it was a small stone building. At the end of the fourteenth century. Encased in brick it. Skarszewsky parish has a baroque and rococo decor of years from 1714 to the end of the eighteenth century. Outside the church is a Baroque statue of St. John of Nepomuk from the mid-eighteenth century. Located on top of the chapel and thinned cross from the early eighteenth century. Located in the walled-up window of the apse.
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Cemetery Murdered Skarszewy society organized in 1945. Once proceeded to exhume the body of suburban forests. A total of 340 corpses were exhumed, with the knowledge of which more than 100, including 40 killed Skarszewy activists. They were buried in two mass graves in the new cemetery. The other took the family and bury at other cemeteries in Skarszewy and surrounding parishes. Placed on the graves of two stone slabs engraved with names on them resting in the grave heroes. At the same time at a central location to the Murdered a memorial cemetery.
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Cemetery of 1810 .The cemetery lies a number of Skarszewski personalities associated with the city.
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Parish Church of the Holy Cross is one of the largest churches in rural Pomerania. Originally aisled hall, as a result of further expansion in the fifteenth century, received two rows of side chapels and a side choir, remarkably increasing its surface area.
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Probably already in 1274 the area was surrounded by ramparts on the castle of stone. These walls, reaching up to 5m in height, built after 1320., In the fifteenth century, extended with a brick. The city was surrounded by defensive wall to a height of 8 m to 2 m thick, with 22 towers and two gates.
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Church of the Św.Stanisława cubes. Gift by Prince Mestwina.Gotick building with an octagonal tower. The church was built by the end of the fourteenth century.
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Castle was built by the Teutonic Knights. Start of construction year 1283. In 1464 it was conquered by the armies of Kazimierz Jagiello. During the Polish-Swedish War in 1626, occupied by the Swedes, who re-mastered in the years 1655 to 1656 the castle and the city. The castle was destroyed. In the years 1667-1696 he served as the dignity of the governor Jan III Sobieski here. In 1969, completed construction of the roof and crown of the walls. Rebuilt room adapted socio-cultural načela. In the southern wing included a concert hall, guest rooms, a library and a gastronomic.
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The first written mention of one of the oldest settlements in the Gdansk region dates back to 1198. In 1258, the governor of Gdansk founded a Cistercian monastery here. However, in Pogódki, there are two historic churches. The aforementioned Cistercian one, in a Baroque style, dedicated to St. Peter and St. Paul, dates from 1714, and in the nearby vicinity, there is an evangelical church from 1899. For several decades, Pogódki served as the capital and headquarters of the Cistercian Church, but in 1276, the monks moved their headquarters to Pelplin.In the vicinity of the "Cistercian" church, you can find the remains of a significant stronghold, which attests to the long history of the locality.It's worth visiting the nearby nature reserve called "Buczyna Pomorska," where a 150-year-old beech forest grows.Around the village, you can observe numerous glacial erratic boulders. Pogódki is a very picturesque place, and the most captivating view is the panorama of the village seen from the perspective of the Wierzyca valley.
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In 1294, Pieniążkowo, as a church village, became the property of the bishops of Włocławek, which contributed to the establishment of the parish in Opalenie at the end of the 13th century. In 1302, the owner of Opalenie was a knight named Maciej or Mateusz. In 1365, the Teutonic Knights granted Opalenie a location privilege, which allowed the land to be transferred to peasants, and the parish priest was given four włókas of land as an endowment. The document also mentioned the existence of a wooden church dedicated to St. Peter, which played an important role in the local community. In the 17th century, after destruction caused by the Swedish "Deluge," the church was rebuilt in 1665 in a timber-frame construction. The current church was erected in 1773 on the foundations of the former Gothic temple, giving it a Baroque character. The founder of this building, as well as a parish hospital from 1774, was Jakub Hutten-Czapski, the then-owner of Opalenie. In 1925, after years of belonging to other parishes, Bishop Augustyn Rosentreter restored the Opalenie parish under the patronage of St. Peter and Paul, ensuring its continued operation. The church in Opalenie was under government patronage, and the bishop of Chełmno was its patron.
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