The ruins of the Johanniter castle in Sonnenburg, now Słońsk in Poland, were developed for tourism from 2019 to 2023 as part of a German-Polish cultural project of the INTERREG VA Brandenburg-Lubuskie European cooperation programme and integrated into the new tourism brand “Traces of the Knights of St. John”. Station 1 provides an overview of […]

Station 2 does not yet exist. A “selfie wall” with historical figures is planned so that you can take funny photos of yourself.

Exhibition Słońsk – Station 3: As part of the funding project, digital 3D models of the former Sonnenburg Order Castle were created. The plastic 3D model at Station 3 shows the castle as it once looked in the 16th century. Characteristic features are the moat with drawbridge and the forecourt with watchtowers. 

Exhibition Słońsk – Station 4: The panel shows a timeline of the castle’s history. On the right side is a relief of the 17th century front façade and corresponding explanations in Braille. In addition, a QR code links 3D files for visualisation.

Exhibition Słońsk – Station 5: The board is located at the entrance to the castle ruins and shows a floor plan of the castle with rooms and information points. The print is in tactile relief so that blind and visually impaired people can find their way around. The plan is also explained in Braille.

Exhibition Słońsk – Station 8: The panel shows the Knights’ Hall, the centrepiece of the former Order residence in Sonnenburg. A QR code links digital 3D views of the once magnificent hall.

Exhibition Słońsk – Station 9: The panel shows the image of a decorative ornamental element of the castle façade. The shell is in relief so that blind and visually impaired people can feel the structure. The text on the plaque is also in Braille.

Exhibition Słońsk – Station 10: The panel shows the image of a coat of arms on the castle façade and describes what it is all about.

Exhibition Słońsk – Station 11: The panel shows views of the elaborately designed former windows of the east façade of the Johanniterschloss and describes their history.

Exhibition Słońsk – Station 12: The panel shows a view of the former extensive garden behind the castle.

Exhibition Słońsk – Station 13: The panel shows the stations of the new circular route “Traces of the Knights of St John” in the German-Polish region around the Oder and Warta rivers. As the last panel of the permanent exhibition, it also provides information on the EU funding project that financed the renovation, the circular […]