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Sonnenburg Castle Ruins (Słońsk)
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radlerjuergen
September 10, 2021
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The first palace was built in 1341. From 1545 to 1564, the Order of St. John built a new palace and church. This palace was destroyed during the Thirty Years' War. Lord Master Johann Moritz of Nassau-Siegen had a new residential palace built from 1662 to 1667.
The palace served as the residence of Lord Master Prince Oskar of Prussia until 1945. It survived the Second World War unscathed, but burned down in 1973 under circumstances that remain unclear. Only the main walls remain.
The palace served as the residence of Lord Master Prince Oskar of Prussia until 1945. It survived the Second World War unscathed, but burned down in 1973 under circumstances that remain unclear. Only the main walls remain.
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Axel
October 3, 2021
Hiking
The eventful history can only be presented very inadequately here, so a few key data should suffice at this point.
The town and castle of Sonnenburg were acquired by the Order of St. John on June 20, 1426 and the Balley was successfully run from here for centuries. But secularization (1811) did not stop at Sonnenburg either. With the edict of October 30th, 1810 "all property of monasteries, spiritual monasteries, balleyas, commends etc. was declared as state property."
The town and castle of Sonnenburg were acquired by the Order of St. John on June 20, 1426 and the Balley was successfully run from here for centuries. But secularization (1811) did not stop at Sonnenburg either. With the edict of October 30th, 1810 "all property of monasteries, spiritual monasteries, balleyas, commends etc. was declared as state property."
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🌳Pioter🌲
September 24, 2025
Hiking
Previously, the castle could be visited by appointment. Now it is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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