Rynkówka: Hotels and accommodations

Rynkówka combines a neo-Gothic palace with the preserved remains of an older fortification. The palace was built in the late 19th century on the site of a former 14th-century defensive castle of the Teutonic Order and was erected on the foundations of a Gothic wing of the former Teutonic castle. Preserved elements include Gothic cellars, part of the ground floor, and the course of the moat.

Culture and history

Rynkówka was formerly associated with the Czapski family, who bore the Leliwa coat of arms.

Park and landscape

A listed palace-and-park complex in Rynkówka includes a park dating from the 18th century and the fourth quarter of the 19th century. The palace is surrounded by mature trees, including horse chestnuts, small-leaved lindens, Weymouth pines, hornbeams, beeches, and plane trees; there are also numerous natural monuments.

Geographical location

Rynkówka is a locality in the municipality of Smętowo Graniczne, in Starogard County, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of Poland. In the area surrounding Rynkówka are Góra Kósciuslki and Skórcz, Parafia Wszystkich Świętych. In the wider regional vicinity of Rynkówka are Gniew – Zamek Krzyżacki XIIIw. and Kwidzyn – Zamek XIVw.

More locality pages: Smętówko, Lubichowo, Pinczyn, Linowiec

To the higher-level travel overview: Starogard County.