Palace in Gruszewo

Gruszewo Palace is today a ruin. The two-storey building in the style of English Neo-Gothic had a polygonal tower in the south-east corner, a single-storey terrace to the south and a terrace on the first floor in the south-west corner, and the interiors were arranged en filade. It was most probably built for the noble Bugenhagen family, who bought the estate in 1849. The palace stood on a rise about a kilometre from the village, in a park with an access avenue. It has been in the heritage register since 1964 (no. 370).

History and park

In 1884 the estate was granted to the Prussian general August von Werder, who died here four years later. In 1945 the palace was devastated by Soviet soldiers stationed in the village. Around the ruin a 15-hectare manor park has survived, with two ponds and old trees, including a Douglas fir with a circumference of 420 cm, an ash, a fir and a tulip tree, and two disused Protestant cemeteries.

Practical information

• Gruszewo lies about 6 km south-west of Białogard, on the road to Rąbino.
• The “Landscapes and Parks of Białogard Municipality” cycle route runs through the village.
• Nearby: the Church of Our Lady Queen of Poland in Leczna (about 2.7 km).