Poland · 14th century
The Castle of the Pomeranian Dukes (Polish: Zamek Książąt Pomorskich), often simply known as Darłowo Castle (Zamek w Darłowie), the only Gothic castle located in Darłowo, on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. The castle's layout is close to that of a square, with a tower measuring 24 metres in height. The castle's construction began in 1352, in the reign of Bogislaw V, whose reign began the alliance with the Hanseatic League. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the castle was used as a warehouse and a prison. In 1930, the castle was turned into a museum.
Text adapted from “Darłowo Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darłowo Castle ranks #2,073 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #72 of the 398 mapped in Poland. Founded 1352, it is older than 55% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 14th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,865 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. See how Poland compares in the castle statistics.
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