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Szczecin, Poland

Ducal Castle

Szczecin, Poland

Ducal Castle
Photo: Kapitel · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.

Opening hours
06:00-23:00
Wheelchair access
Partly accessible
Phone
+48 91 434 83 00;+48 91 434 83 01;+48 91 434 83 11

From OpenStreetMap — confirm before travelling

Find out more

The Ducal Castle in Szczecin, Poland, is a Renaissance fortress that served as the seat of the Dukes of Pomerania-Stettin from its origins in the mid-fourteenth century through the seventeenth. Built in Gothic and Pomeranian mannerist styles, the castle began as a ducal housing complex initiated by Duke Barnim III in 1346 and was expanded under Casimir V by 1428 into its current fortified form. Positioned on Castle Hill in the Old Town neighbourhood near the Oder river, it stands as one of the largest cultural centres in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship and remains an important immovable monument of Polish architectural heritage.

Movement

Type
castle, architectural heritage monument
Heritage
immovable monument in Poland
Place
Szczecin, Poland

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Location

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