Royal Hunting Lodge (Vasa Manor in Nieporęt)

At the beginning of the 17th century, Sigismund III Vasa ordered a wooden hunting lodge to be built in Nieporęt. The royal residence had numerous chambers, a chapel, a theatre hall, pavilions, gardens and a grand gateway. It was visited by Sigismund III Vasa and his sons, Władysław IV and John Casimir. The kings rested, hunted and held celebrations here. In 1648 John Casimir is said to have waited in Nieporęt for news of his election as king.

To protect the residence from flooding, the Długa River was regulated and the Royal Canal was dug. The manor was probably destroyed during the Swedish Deluge, and its remains lay hidden underground for centuries.

In 2006, during work on the school sports field, archaeologists discovered fragments of 17th-century foundations as well as remains of pottery, tiles, glass and animal bones. Among the finds was a blue tile decorated with the Vasa crown – tangible evidence of Nieporęt’s royal past.