Teutonic Castle Ruins

What makes it special

Spend longest at the gdanisko, the knights' latrine and defensive tower, set beyond the walls and joined to them by a long gallery on arches. Its doorway sits about thirteen feet above the ground, at the top of a stair.

The roof over the gallery has been rebuilt in its original Gothic shape, and its floor was repaired at the same time.

The town reused the castle's bricks for the Burghers' Court, which still stands in the south-west corner of the grounds, and turned the west moat into a shooting range that stayed in use until 1906.

The site also holds an archaeological exhibition and a display of medieval siege engines.

Visiting

Through the main gate, a heavy wooden double gate, you come into the courtyard. From here, fourteen steps lead down into the medieval cellars, which you can walk end to end.

Back in the courtyard, climb the twenty-four steps to the gdanisko entrance. Walk out to the tower and back.

Finish outside the walls, down in the moat. From ul. Przedzamcze, a flight of steps leads down to it; from the entrance on Bulwar Filadelfijski, you walk in on the level.