Koszewko lies on the Pyrzycko-Stargard Plain. Its landscape park, castle, churchyard, and fortified settlement offer different perspectives on the place: a park with notable trees, an architectural detail from the 20th century, and traces dating back to the early Middle Ages. This span of time provides a tangible framework if you would like to shape your stay around landscape and history.
Landscape Park and the History of Its Trees
The 7.6-hectare landscape park was laid out in the 18th century. Its notable trees include a beech protected as a natural monument, four small-leaved lime trees, and two ash trees. The park also contains a chestnut-lined avenue dating from the 1930s. This allows you to consider two clearly dated layers side by side: the park’s layout and the avenue, which dates from a later period. The named tree species also add specific details to this landscape theme, rather than describing the park solely by its size.
Architectural and Archaeological Traces
A square corner tower was added to the castle in 1922. Its central section is richly decorated. The tower’s square shape and elaborate design are thus part of a single architectural detail: a clearly defined geometric form with a richly ornamented central section.
The churchyard also points to a different historical period. It is partly enclosed by a stone wall and a wire fence; remains of the original cemetery from the first half of the 16th century have been preserved there. Another point of interest is the early medieval Slavic fortified settlement. Traces of this structure, dating from the 9th to 10th centuries, remain in Koszewko. It measured 135 × 170 metres, and its defensive rampart was up to four metres high. Alongside the castle detail from 1922 and the cemetery remains from the 16th century, the specific dimensions of a much older fortification offer another perspective.
Stargard as an Additional Cultural Point of Interest
The wider destination of Stargard places particular emphasis on urban heritage. St. Mary’s Church and the medieval town walls were recognised as a Historic Monument by an ordinance of the President of the Republic of Poland dated 17 September 2010. The town walls are among the few examples of medieval fortifications in West Pomerania preserved along almost their entire course, complete with defensive gates and bastions. A museum exhibition in Stargard covers the city’s history from its founding in the 13th century to the beginning of the 18th century. The fortifications and the exhibition thus offer different historical perspectives on Stargard.
The “In the Land of the Griffin” Historical Festival is billed as an event for whole families, history enthusiasts, and anyone looking to spend an active weekend in June. For exploring the Old Town, the “Stargard – Jewel of Pomerania” walking route runs through the historic centre and is about 3 kilometres long. The red cycling route “Through the Drumlins of Stargard Land” is different: it starts in Stargard, passes through Lipnik, Zieleniewo, Morzyczyn, Grzędzice, Żarowo, Rogowo, and Lubowo, and returns to Stargard.
Discover more destinations: Morzyczyn, Chociwel, Granica, Brudzewice, Sowno, Rogowo, Pęzino, Dobrzany.
For the wider travel overview: Stargard.
