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LOCATION
Swobnica is a small village in the Banie commune. To get to Swobnica, take route E65, then exit the voivodship road no. 122. After Banie, drive 4 km and exit DW 122 to the left. The castle is slightly behind the village. Ok. 900 meters behind it, we should turn into a forest road, left. 53° 1′ 52”, 14° 37′ 25”
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ATTRACTIONS
The castle in Swobnica was built at the end of the 14th century. The brick building was created on a square plan and surrounded by a 15-meter wall, additionally a 35-meter tower was erected at the gate, which strengthened the fortifications of the estate.
After the Thirty Years’ War the castle was taken over by the Swedes, and in 1680 the object was purchased by the wife of the Brandenburg elector. At her command, the building was rebuilt into a three-wing baroque hunting residence. During the modernization of the facility, the western section of the defensive wall was dismantled, along with the gate, while window openings were created in the remaining parts. Despite the renovation, the new owners kept the brick façade and the tower – to which the stairs from the courtyard level were led (earlier, the entrance to the tower was possible only from the front porch, which was located at a height of 16 meters). The castle remained in the hands of the Hohenzollerns until 1945.
After the end of World War II the castle was robbed, later the building was repeatedly devastated by ”treasure hunters” who, among others, they pierced the chimneys in the castle. During the PRL, the castle served as the headquarters of the State Agricultural Farm, which first had its offices here, and then created a granary in the castle. In 1993, the building was bought by a private investor from Belgium who was supposed to renovate it. In 2008, the oldest wing of the building collapsed. In 2011, the Banie commune regained its monument, a year later the eastern wing of the castle and the roof were renovated. In 2013, the tower was overhauled.
The castle is surrounded by 2.5 hectares of a 19th century landscape park, with a rich tree stand. The castle has been on the list of monuments since March 1957.
INFORMATION SOURCES (links)
Heritage Class: [ C ]Cultural Heritage
Subclass [WH] :Waterfronts and traditional harbor areas
WEB PAGES
https://pomorzezachodnie.travel/Poznawaj-Dziedzictwo_Pomorza-Zamki/a,5894
