Tuczno Castle

Tuczno, Poland, Poland

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Tuczno Castle in Tuczno, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, is a medieval fortress begun around 1338 by the German Wedel knights on a hill between two lakes near the Drawa River, originally a Gothic stronghold with a trapezoidal perimeter wall, buttressed residential wing, and strategic role guarding Poland's northwestern border amid Teutonic sieges in the 15th century.

Transformed into a Renaissance residence in the mid-16th century by Stanisław Wedel-Tuczyński and expanded with new wings into a horseshoe plan by Krzysztof Wedel-Tuczyński around 1608-1631, it gained further Baroque features in the 18th century before suffering WWII destruction in 1945 and a 1947 fire, leading to its 1966-1976 rebuild blending Renaissance and Baroque styles.

Today, the refurbished castle with four corner towers serves as a hotel, conference center, and restaurant run by the Association of Polish Architects, surrounded by Drawieński National Park's ancient oaks.