Churches and monasteries
a Gothic brick parish church of the 14th century, the largest building in Sławno, rebuilt after 1945
Historic sites
Neo-Baroque building of the former county office of 1905-1907 with a tower, stained glass with coats of arms and an ex libris gallery
Places of remembrance
former cemetery of the mid-19th century with a lapidarium of surviving gravestones and a memorial plaque of 1999
Churches and monasteries
clinker church of 1928, brick Expressionism and a Renaissance triptych of the 16th century
Cemeteries and monuments
sculpture of Christ on a donkey by the Koszalin Gate, unveiled in 2001
Things to do in Sławno: a Gothic parish church, a neo-Baroque town hall, a brick church and a monument of Christ on a donkey.
Sławno is a small town where several sights lie close together, which makes it a good stop on a trip around West Pomerania or a quiet walk among historic buildings. The architecture spans many periods, from a medieval parish church to a building from the early twentieth century.
Start with the two churches and the town hall, which form the backbone of a walk through town. Add the monument by the Koszalin Gate and, separately and in a quiet frame of mind, visit the Jewish cemetery. Five places are enough for one afternoon, and architecture is the main thread. More buildings of this kind are gathered under architecture in Sławno.
The churches belong to different eras, so they are easy to compare. The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Gothic brick parish church from the fourteenth century and the largest building in town, rebuilt after the damage of 1945. The Church of St Anthony of Padua was built in 1925-1928 as a brick church in the spirit of brick expressionism, with a Renaissance triptych from the sixteenth century inside.
The addresses are Plac Ks. Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego 2 and Kościelna 12, so both churches fit into a single walk.
The Town Hall in Sławno is a neo-Baroque building of the former district office, built in 1905-1907 and now home to the town and municipal offices, with an exlibris gallery. It stands at Aleja Wojska Polskiego 2a. The monument Chrystus przybywa do Sławna (Christ Arrives in Sławno), unveiled in 2001 by the Koszalin Gate, shows Christ on a donkey with a dove and a cross. This stop is free.
The Jewish cemetery in Sławno is a memorial site and is best approached with restraint, as a trace of the town's former community. It was founded in the middle of the nineteenth century near today's Mieszka I and Gdańska streets. Today it is a grassy plot with fragments of gravestones and of a brick wall from 1905, plus a lapidarium from 2016-2017.
There are five: two churches, the town hall, the monument and the Jewish cemetery. One afternoon is enough to visit them all.
The monument Chrystus przybywa do Sławna by the Koszalin Gate, on Jedności Narodowej street, is free.
The town hall from 1905-1907, the Gothic parish church from the fourteenth century and the brick church of St Anthony of Padua from the 1920s.
The town and municipal offices, plus an exlibris gallery. The building was formerly the district office.
