Szczecin, West Pomerania
Friday, 06 November 2026 PL / EN

Kościoły i klasztory: Darłowo

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Churches and monasteries in Darłowo: St Mary's Church with ducal sarcophagi, St Gertrude's chapel in a cemetery and St George's Church.

Three places of worship in Darłowo differ in the role they played: the town parish church, a former cemetery chapel and a former hospital church. Franciscans now run two of them.

Which churches in Darłowo are worth seeing?

Kościół Mariacki w Darłowie (St Mary's Church) is a brick church whose construction was started in 1321 by Bishop Konrad of Kamień, and the tower was raised in 1394. Inside stand sarcophagi of the Pomeranian dukes, and next to it grows an oak planted in 1817. Franciscans run the church, and its official dedication is now Our Lady of Częstochowa.

Kościół św. Gertrudy w Darłowie (St Gertrude's Church) at Ojca Damiana Tynieckiego 20 stands inside a working cemetery, north of the Stone Gate. Once a cemetery chapel, it follows a rotunda-like plan: a hexagonal central part is surrounded by a lower twelve-sided ambulatory, and the tent roof is covered with oak shingles.

Kościół św. Jerzego w Darłowie (St George's Church) is a small single-nave church from the 15th century in the former Wieprza suburb. It served as a hospital church and is now an auxiliary church of the Our Lady of Częstochowa parish, under the care of the Conventual Franciscans.

How do you combine the churches with a town visit?

St Mary's stands by the square, so it is easy to pair with Zabytki: Darłowo. Older buildings are described in Darłowo: stare miasto i kościół Mariacki. The town as a whole is onDarłowo, and the region's churches form the category Kościoły i klasztory.

Frequently asked questions

Where in Darłowo are the sarcophagi of the Pomeranian dukes?

In St Mary's Church.

Why does St Gertrude's Church stand in a cemetery?

It was originally a cemetery chapel, and it is now a parish church inside a working cemetery.

Who looks after St George's Church?

The Conventual Franciscan fathers, as part of the Our Lady of Częstochowa parish.