Historic sites
the only surviving town gate of Goleniów, from the 14th-15th century, today a cultural centre and tourist information
Churches and monasteries
a Gothic brick hall church from the 15th century, the town's former parish church, rebuilt after 1945, run by the Society of Christ
Historic sites
half-timbered granary of the 18th century, the last trace of the Hanseatic port on the Ina
Historic sites
an octagonal brick tower of the defensive walls with a former town mint by the Ina River
Historic sites
a cylindrical brick tower from the 14th century by the Ina, a former gunpowder store and prison tower
Historic sites
a brick building from 1896-1898, built by the Prussian administration and still serving as a post office today
Places with character
water tower from 1912 by the station, with a half-timbered head and the original tank
foundations of an octagonal chapel and St George's church uncovered in 2004 in a town square
Architecture in Goleniów means the only surviving town gate, towers by the promenade, a parish church from the 1400s, a half-timbered granary and a water tower.
Goleniów is small and its monuments spread along the Ina river and the old walls, so you can see them in one afternoon. Red brick dominates, from medieval towers to a post office of the late 1800s. The whole town is on things to do in Goleniów, and the regional overview is architecture.
The easiest way is to start at the Wolin Gate and walk along the promenade above the Ina, where two towers stand. Together they form a surviving stretch of the fortifications, and the article Goleniów: the Wolin Gate, towers and the coin tells their story.
The Brama Wolińska w Goleniowie (Wolin Gate) at Plac Bramy Wolińskiej 1 is Gothic, 26 metres tall, and the only one of four town gates that has survived. It houses a culture house and a tourist information centre, so it is a good place to start. Above the river stands the Baszta Mennicza w Goleniowie (Mint Tower), octagonal and brick, in the Middle Ages a mint, where the white groschen coin was produced. Beside it you see the Baszta Prochowa w Goleniowie (Gunpowder Tower), round, of red brick, with a conical top; it was once used as a powder store and a prison.
The Kościół św. Katarzyny w Goleniowie (St Catherine's) on Plac Mieszka I is the former parish church from the 1400s, a three-aisled Gothic hall rebuilt after the war. It counts as the most impressive monument of the town and keeps relics of St Faustina.
The Ruiny kaplicy św. Jerzego w Goleniowie (ruins of St George's Chapel) on Sportowa street are quite different. Foundations of a chapel and an eighteenth-century church, uncovered in 2004, have been laid out as a small park with paths and an information board. Wikipedia treats them as the oldest monument in the town, and a walk around takes a quarter of an hour.
The Spichlerz w Goleniowie (Granary) at Nadrzeczna 8 is half-timbered, from the 18th century, and the only survivor of several warehouses of the old port on the Ina. By the station, on Dworcowa street, stands the Kolejowa wieża wodna w Goleniowie (Railway Water Tower) from 1912, which after a refit in 2020 serves culture. The Budynek Poczty w Goleniowie (Post Office Building), on Konstytucji 3 Maja street, was put up in 1896-1898 and still handles the mail.
At the Wolin Gate, which has a tourist information point. From there it is easy to reach the towers by the Ina and the church.
Two hours for the gate, towers and church, and a whole afternoon with the post office, granary and water tower.
You view them mostly from outside, from the promenade by the river. Check the rules for any visits with the operator.
According to Wikipedia, the ruins of St George's Chapel, and among standing buildings the Gothic walls and the gate from the 14th-15th centuries.
