Słupsk Castle

==History==

==History==

Built in 1507 during the reign of [[Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania|Bogislaw X]] in a [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] architectural style.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Słupsk|first1=CIT|title=Zamek Książąt Pomorskich|url=http://www.slupsk.pl/zamek-ksiazat-pomorskich-39118/|website=Słupsk|accessdate=7 September 2017|language=pl-PL}}</ref> Between 1580 and 1587, rebuilt as a two-storey Renaissance building, with large windows and a decorated tower. The castle is located by the river [[Słupia]], by a distinctive [[Middle Ages|Medieval]] [[Słupsk]] [[Gord (archaeology)|gord]]. Nearby, is the location of the castle mill. In the sixteenth and seventeenth-century the castle served as the residence of the [[List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes|Pomeranian Dukes]], the [[House of Griffins]]. The [[Germany|German]] lordship over the territory (from 1653) led to the decline of the residence. In the second half of the eighteenth-century, the castle was transformed into military barracks. After a fire in 1821, the residence was transformed to wheat granaries. After [[World War II]], the castle was greatly renovated. Presently, housing the Museum of Middle [[Pomerania]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SSI|url=http://www.ssi.slupsk.pl/zabytki/zamek.html|website=Miasto Słupsk|accessdate=7 September 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811205049/http://www.ssi.slupsk.pl/zabytki/zamek.html|archivedate=11 August 2013}}</ref>

Built in 1507 during the reign of [[Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania|Bogislaw X]] in a [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] architectural style.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Słupsk|first1=CIT|title=Zamek Książąt Pomorskich|url=http://www.slupsk.pl/zamek-ksiazat-pomorskich-39118/|website=Słupsk|accessdate=7 September 2017|language=pl-PL}}</ref> Between 1580 and 1587, rebuilt as a two-storey Renaissance building, with large windows and a decorated tower. The castle is located by the river [[Słupia]], by a distinctive [[Middle Ages|Medieval]] [[Słupsk]] [[Gord (archaeology)|gord]]. Nearby, is the location of the castle mill. In the sixteenth and seventeenth-century the castle served as the residence of the [[List of Pomeranian duchies and dukes|Pomeranian Dukes]], the [[House of Griffins]]. The [[Germany|German]] lordship over the territory (from 1653) led to the decline of the residence. In the second half of the eighteenth century, the castle was transformed into military barracks. After a fire in 1821, the residence was transformed to wheat granaries. After [[World War II]], the castle was greatly renovated. Presently, housing the Museum of Middle [[Pomerania]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SSI|url=http://www.ssi.slupsk.pl/zabytki/zamek.html|website=Miasto Słupsk|accessdate=7 September 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811205049/http://www.ssi.slupsk.pl/zabytki/zamek.html|archivedate=11 August 2013}}</ref>

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