Green Velo

The city of Sępopol was granted its city privileges in 1351. Currently, there are approximately 2,000 residents in this picturesque town, which is located on a bend of the River Łyna where it connects with the River Guber from the east. Understanding the etymology of the town’s German name requires some imagination – it comes from the word “Schiff” – which means “a ship”.

The city’s skyline is dominated by a Gothic parish church with a 56-metre tall tower and a well-decorated interior. The tower provides a beautiful panorama of the entire surroundings. A greater part of the town was destroyed in 1945; however, the original layout of the buildings on the main square survived, along with large parts of the defensive walls. Another attraction is a 25-metre tall water tower, built in the Art Nouveau style in 1912, which, interestingly, still works. A small water plant operates on the River Guber, near the old windmill. In nearby Judyty, there is an interesting neo-Gothic palace – the birthplace of the man who led the BMW Group to greatness, Eberhard von Kuenheim, - as well as several other interesting monuments.