Stettin Castle is one of the main residences of the Dukes of Pomerania [1] , located on the banks of the Oder in the city of Szczecin . Place of birth of Catherine the Great [2] .
| Castle | |
| Stettin Castle | |
|---|---|
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| A country |  Poland |
| City | Szczecin |
| Architectural style | |
| Construction | 1346 - 1428 years |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 memory
- 3 notes
- 4 References
History
The construction of the castle began in 1346 by order of the Duke of Pomerania Barnim III . In 1490, the castle was partially rebuilt for the wedding of Anna Jagiellonki and Bohuslav X. In the period from 1573 to 1582, the castle was again rebuilt by order of Johann Friedrich . Two new wings were added: south and east. The main gate was decorated with the ducal coat of arms.
During the Thirty Years' War, the castle was chosen by the Swedish governors of Pomerania as their residence. During the Danish-Swedish war, the castle was besieged and suffered significant damage from siege artillery.
After Stettin was included in the Kingdom of Prussia, Christian Augustus Anhalt-Zerbstsky , father of the future Russian Empress Catherine II, became the head of the garrison.
Under King Frederick IV, the dilapidated castle was reconstructed. The castle building itself was increased by one floor, and octagonal towers appeared on the northeast corner of the north wing. After this perestroika, the ensemble lost its former Renaissance appearance.
In August 1944, the Allies carried out a bombing raid on the city, during which most of the castle was destroyed. At the end of the war , restoration work began in the castle. By the end of 1980, the castle was completely restored in the form that it had, according to the restorers, in the 16th century .
Memory
On November 3, 2016, the National Bank of Poland issued a commemorative coin with a face value of 5 zlotys of the series “Discover Poland for yourself”, dedicated to the Stettinsky Castle.
Notes
- ↑ Stettin // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ E.V. Anisimov . Empress Catherine the Great. ARKA, 2007. Page 10.