The City of Four Gates

Fot. Bielecki

Słupsk, a typical medieval city planned with four gates looking in all four directions at once, symbolises hospitality and openness. Here history and the present combine to create an atmosphere that is friendly to tourists. When visiting the city, it is worth seeing the crooked tower of St Mary’s Church from the 14th century. The city’s mascot is a small amber figure of the Lucky Bear, which, so the legend says, brings good luck to anyone who possesses it.

The Lucky Bear

Fot. PROT

The history of this figure is quite uncommon. It was found by accident during turf-cutting in a marsh near Słupsk in 1887. As a result of scientific research, it was stated that it was an amulet of a bear-hunter from the Neolithic period and could be over three thousands years old. Undoubtedly this is the oldest object to have been found anywhere in Słupsk. The small amber bear is now in the Kulturhistorischen Museum in Stralsund. According to the legend, the bear brings good luck and prosperity to all who possess it.

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