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The Wiebe Barracks

  • The barracks (Koszary Wiebego) were constructed in the 1850s.
  • The barracks owe their name to the Wiebe Bastion located nearby. Adam Wiebe was a Dutch engineer of hydro-technical facilities and fortifications.
  • The building accommodated military administration offices of Prussian infantry and grenadiers.
  • After the war, the building was also used as barracks.
  • In 1957 the barracks were passed to civilian administration. The building was transformed into a manufacturing plant, Unimor, where radio and television equipment was produced.
  • At present, the building houses the Marshal Office of the Pomorskie Province.

Memories and stories told by the inhabitants

Some memorabilia related to the Wiebe Barracks have survived to our times, including some group photographs of soldiers, Albert Freihöfer’s notebook and his militärpass (a military service book) – he was a soldier stationed at the barracks. There is also a letter written by another soldier to his beloved Elisabeth, a photograph featuring a veteran with a caption in German: Opa von der Danziger Kaserne (Grandpa from the barracks of Danzig). We can also see him in a group photograph presenting the interior of the Wieben Kaserne.

Contemporary photographs

⯆ The building of the former Wiebe Barracks.

Gdańsk. The Wiebe Barracks. Contemporary photographs. The former Wiebe Barracks. A massive object is located in the area of Rzeźnicka St., Żabi Kruk St. and Augustyński St. The three-storey building with an attic is constructed from bright sandy-coloured bricks. The main entrance is decorated with two flags: a flag of Poland and a flag of the European Union. In front of the building there is a historic cobbled street. The building has been renovated and its elevation has been cleaned. Today it accommodates the headquarters of the Marshal Office of the Pomorskie Province. The Wiebe Barracks used to be referred to as “the yellow barracks”. The roof is covered with brick tiles.

⯆ The Wiebe Barracks used to be referred to as the yellow barracks.

Gdańsk. The Wiebe Barracks. Contemporary photographs. The former Wiebe Barracks. A massive object is located in the area of Rzeźnicka St., Żabi Kruk St. and Augustyński St. The three-storey building with an attic is constructed from bright sandy-coloured bricks. The main entrance is decorated with two flags: a flag of Poland and a flag of the European Union. In front of the building there is a historic cobbled street. The building has been renovated and its elevation has been cleaned. Today it accommodates the headquarters of the Marshal Office of the Pomorskie Province. The Wiebe Barracks used to be referred to as “the yellow barracks”. The roof is covered with brick tiles.

Archive photographs

⯆ A postcard featuring the Wiebe Barracks.

Gdańsk. The Wiebe Barracks. Archive photographs. A black-and-white postcard. In front of the building there is a river and a dense line of deciduous trees. Behind that line, the massive barracks building can be observed at the level of its first floor. In the postcard some turrets can be observed on both (left and right) extreme parts of the buildings. The turrets do not exist at present. In the background the old city buildings can be seen.
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