Travel Guide
Wisloujscie Fortress Museum
A unique monument of the fortification works, Wisloujscie Fortress, is located in direct proximity to the Westerplatte peninsula. This was an important area from a strategic point of view, as the movement of ships entering and leaving Gdansk harbour could be controlled from this place. The former Gdansk harbour was located on the Motlawa river, a few kilometers from the seashore, which made Wisloujscie a key place protecting Gdansk from the sea and protecting the city and harbour from a surprise enemy attack. Its strategic importance was appreciated long ago. It is quite possible that a guard post was already located there under the reign of the Pomeranian dukes.
The entry was protected by a gate and drawbridge. The gate tunnel is built diagonally in relation to the entry axis in order to protect the interior of the fort from potential gun fire. The 1602 date inscription in the entry portal of the fort refers to the date of completing the works on the fort. The facility was destroyed during the war in 1945 and was partially rebuilt in the sixties. Further reconstruction of the facility and its planned adaptation to a yacht marina was discontinued as a result of the construction of industrial plants in the direct vicinity and their negative impact on the structure. Since 1974 Wisloujscie Fortress has been administered by the Gdansk History Museum.
Address: 1 Stara Twierdza Street
Opening hours:
Mondays – Sundays - 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Tickets:
8 PLN – normal
4 PLN – reduced [Museums & Galleries]
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