Penkun Castle
📍 Penkun
First mentioned as a castle at the end of the 12th century, Penkun Castle is now one of the last surviving castles of the Pomeranian dukes. The castle association runs a border and customs museum in the former caretaker's house and there is a small exhibition on the Pomeranian court system in the castle cellar.
Today's Penkun Castle was first mentioned as a castle on this site around 1190 and was extended as a border castle by the Pomeranian dukes in the 13th century. The castle was built from 1484 to 1486, incorporating this predecessor building. It owes its current appearance in the Renaissance style to a renovation between 1580 and 1590, presumably under the direction of Thaddäus Paglion.
After the expropriation of the von der Osten family following the Second World War, a school with a boarding school and an agricultural training center were housed in the castle. Due to a lack of maintenance, the castle was dilapidated at the end of the 1980s. Thanks to dedicated citizens, the municipality of Penkun and from 1991-2001 with the help of the German Foundation for Monument Protection, the castle was saved from decay and restored.
Many permanent exhibitions can be seen in individual rooms, but changing works are also exhibited from time to time.
The grounds include an extensive castle park, former stables and the gatekeeper's building, which is currently also used as a museum.