Baszta Białogłówka

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Bialogłówka Tower - a tower dating from the first half of the 15th century, a monument of Stargard, located in the oldest part of the Old Town, on the edge of the former settlement, in the vicinity of the Wałowa Gate, on the bend of the Ina River. The Bialoglowka Tower, St. Mary's Collegiate Church and the remaining defensive walls were recognized as a monument of history by ordinance of the President of Poland on September 17, 2010.

The tower got its name from the white plastered hexagonal cone crowning its helmet. It was built on a square base, passing into the shape of a cylinder to a height of about 30 meters. Inside there are six storeys together with a prison dungeon. Bialogolka Tower is a monument on the European Route of Brick Gothic.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 53°20'30"N, 15°2'55"E

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Western PomeranianPoland

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Baszta Białogłówka – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St. Mary's Church, Stargard Mill Gate, Reymonta - Cmentarz Wojskowy, Stargard.

~1860 ftS
Church
St. Mary's Church
9 min walk • St. Mary's Church, also known as the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, stands as an architectural masterpiece in the heart of Krakow, Poland. This Gothic church, with its towering spires reaching for the sky, is one of the most iconic landmarks of...
~670 ftW
Arch
Stargard Mill Gate
4 min walk • Mill Gate is an old entrance to the city of Stargard, in Poland, which functioned also as a watergate on Ina river. In medieval times the watch lowered a portcullis into the river for the night, which secured Stargard harbour, situated behind the fortification, from intruders.
1.2 miNW
Cemetery
Reymonta - Cmentarz Wojskowy
31 min walk • Stargard War Cemetery - a cemetery located in Stargard on Reymonta Street. The cemetery was established in 1914 as a burial place for Russian soldiers. Currently 5004 Polish, Russian, Soviet, French, Yugoslavian, Italian, Moroccan, English...
0.4 miSW
Locality
Stargard
11 min walk • Stargard is a city in northwestern Poland, located in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. In 2021, it was inhabited by 67,430 people. It is situated on the Ina River. The city is the seat of the Stargard County, and, extraterritorially, of the municipality of Stargard. It is the second biggest city of Szczecin agglomeration.
0.6 miSW
Church
Kościół Ducha Świętego
16 min walk • Holy Spirit Church - a neo-Gothic building erected between 1874-1877, on the site of the original hospital church founded in 1364. Located outside the city walls, it belongs to the Stargard Zachód deanery.
~1830 ftSW
Church
Kościół klasztorny Joannitów pod wezwaniem św. Jana Chrzciciela
9 min walk • St. John's Church - Gothic church dominating the Stargard skyline with its soaring tower.
0.5 miSW
City gate
Baszta Morze Czerwone
12 min walk • Red Sea Tower in Stargard - a Gothic tower, part of the city fortifications in Stargard. It is located at the intersection of Warowna and W. Łokietka Streets in the Old Town. It was built in the second half of 14th century. It is 34 meters high.
~320 ftSE
City gate
Brama Wałowa
2 min walk • Embankment Gate - medieval town gate in Stargard, western Pomerania. A gate built in the north-eastern part of the town fortifications, at the exit to Maszewo. One of the four medieval town gates, located on Bolesława Chrobrego Street in Stargard.
~1310 ftSE
Forts and castles
Dom Bractwa Strzeleckiego
7 min walk • Shooting House - a house located in Stargard on the edge of Panorama Park, on Protective Street.
0.5 miS
Park
Park Jagielloński
12 min walk • Jagiellonian Park, located in the eastern part of Stargard's Old Town, on the Ina River, is part of Stargard's Planty Park, bordered on the north by Castle Park and on the west by Popiel Park.
0.5 miSW
Memorial
Cerkiew Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła
12 min walk • Orthodox Church of Saints Peter and Paul - an Orthodox parish church in Stargard. It belongs to Szczecin deanery of Wrocław-Sczeciń diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.