Churches and monasteries
a Gothic co-cathedral with a seven-branched candelabrum from 1327 and a bronze font from 1355
Historic sites
a Neo-Gothic town hall designed by Schinkel, today with a gallery, a tourist information office and a civil registry office
Museums
an Empire-style merchant palace with a ceiling painting of Flora in the banqueting hall and an exhibition on the history of the town
Historic sites
the remains of a seaside redoubt of 1832-1836 in the dunes by the spa park
Churches and monasteries
a Neo-Gothic red-brick church by the former convent, known as the Little Church by the River
Historic sites
the only completely preserved tower of Kołobrzeg's medieval walls, with four storeys
For children
fort from 1807 turned into an amphitheatre that hosts festivals and concerts
Museums
a Gothic townhouse from the 15th century, the oldest surviving house in Kołobrzeg, today with museum rooms
Architecture in Kołobrzeg: a Gothic basilica, a town hall designed by Schinkel, a medieval tower, a merchant palace and fortress remains by the sea.
Kołobrzeg has several layers of building: medieval walls and houses, nineteenth-century civic buildings and traces of a Prussian-era fortress. Most monuments stand in and around the Old Town, so they combine easily into one walk. Other places are described on things to do in Kołobrzeg, and the general overview of the region is architecture in West Pomerania.
Three buildings around the market square are the best start: a town hall, a palace and a basilica. Distances are very small here.
The Ratusz w Kołobrzegu (Town Hall) at Armii Krajowej 12 was built in the Gothic Revival style from pale red brick. Work began in 1829 on the concept of the famous Berlin architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel, once the previous town hall had been destroyed in 1807. On the other side of the street, at number 13, is the Pałac Brunszwickich w Kołobrzegu (Brunswick Palace), a former merchant house raised in the spirit of the Empire style at the turn of the 19th century, and it now holds a branch of the museum. At Mariacka 5 stands the Bazylika Konkatedralna Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Kołobrzegu (the co-cathedral basilica): a Gothic five-aisled brick hall, a co-cathedral of the diocese since 1972. Inside wait a seven-armed candelabrum of 1327 and a baptismal font of 1355.
Medieval Kołobrzeg survives in fragments, but two are clearly readable and lie close to the old town.
The Baszta Lontowa w Kołobrzegu (Match Tower) rises at Stanisława Dubois 20. This fourteenth-century structure is the single part of the old defences that survived whole. It is popularly called the Gunpowder Tower, wrongly according to Wikipedia, a mistake that comes from translating the German name. The Dom Schliffenów, Emilii Gierczak 28 w Kołobrzegu (Schliffen House) is a Gothic dwelling from the 1400s, regarded as the oldest surviving house in town; part of the museum occupies it today, which is why it carries the rainy-day tag.
The Kościół Niepokalanego Poczęcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Kołobrzegu (Immaculate Conception church) on Katedralna street 35 goes by the name Little Church by the River. The building has a single nave and is Neo-Gothic, made of red brick, and was once a convent church for Benedictine nuns and a garrison church. Its modest size is a counterweight to the nearby basilica and invites a moment of quiet.
Two sites in town recall its military role in the 19th century. You visit them from outside, by the seafront and the park.
The Kamienny Szaniec w Kołobrzegu (Stone Redoubt) is the former Waldenfels Redoubt of 1832-1836, now a ruin right by the sea, in the dune belt. From 1887 it was part of the spa's recreation grounds. The Fort Wilczy (amfiteatr) w Kołobrzegu (Wolf Fort amphitheatre) at Aleksandra Fredry 18 was built in 1807 and rebuilt as an amphitheatre in 1925. The whole topic is discussed in the text The Kołobrzeg fortress on the ground.
At the market square, where the town hall stands with the palace opposite. The basilica is a few minutes further, and the tower and Schliffen House lie within the old town.
According to the descriptions the oldest surviving house is the Schliffen House from the 1400s, and the 14th-century tower is the only wall element preserved in full.
The Brunswick Palace and the Schliffen House, which carry the rainy-day tag and belong to the museum. The basilica is also a good choice under a roof.
Single sites remain: a ruined redoubt by the sea and a fort turned into an amphitheatre. You view them from outside.
