Schliffen House at Emilii Gierczak 28 in Kołobrzeg

The Schliffen House, also called the Schliffen townhouse, is a Gothic residential building in the Old Town of Kołobrzeg. According to Wikipedia it is the oldest surviving house in the town. It was built in the 15th century and rebuilt in the 16th and 19th centuries. The heritage register gives a date of the 14th-16th century and describes the building as brick and Gothic.

From townhouse to museum

It probably belonged to the wealthy burgher family of the Schliffens. In the interwar period the Joachim Nettelbeck museum was set up in it. In 1945 the building was destroyed and after the war it was reconstructed. Since 1963 it has been part of the Museum of Polish Arms, and inside it there are exhibition rooms.

Practical information

• Location: Emilii Gierczak Street, Old Town in Kołobrzeg
• The building is listed in the heritage register (number 19 from 1954)
• Visiting hours of the exhibition rooms are given by the Museum of Polish Arms
• Nearby: the town hall, the Match Tower (Baszta Lontowa)