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Star Fort (Fort Stern) in Głogów

Park Piastowski, Glogow, woj. dolnoslaskie

  • Monuments & Culture
  • Fortresses & Fortifications

Star Fort (Fort Stern) - Głogów Fortress

A unique baroque fortification erected in 1747-1749 on the initiative of the Prussian king Frederick II the Great; the fortress reconstruction plan was designed by Gerhard Cornelius de Wallrave. Part of the extensive Głogów Fortress.

Preserved elements

The most important elements accessible to visitors, located in Piast Park, are a fragment of the moat, a caponier, posterns and readiness shelters. Renovation of a section of the moat surrounding the fort is underway.

Practical information

Scope

  • Baroque star fort from 1747-1749
  • Moat, caponier, posterns, readiness shelters

Season and hours

The site is in Piast Park, some elements accessible; moat renovation works are underway.

Getting there

Piast Park, Głogów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship.

Sposób dojazdu

  • Pieszo

Kontakt

Source: https://www.glogow.pl/twierdza/stern.htm ; https://fortyfikacje.info/glogow/glogow-twierdza/ ; https://tutajglogow.pl/fort-gwiazdzisty-w-glogowie-barokowa-fortyfikacja-z-lat-1747-1749