Hospital Penkun, Architectural heritage hospital in Penkun, Germany

Hospital St. Georg is a single-storey red-brick building in Penkun, later plastered around 1900 and largely preserved in its 1755 state. A continuous central corridor divides four rooms on the street side from four chambers on the other, most with a single door to the hall. The hipped roof also dates from the construction period.

The hospital began in 1291 as a leprosarium to care for infected patients away from the city center. After a fire in 1712, it was restored in 1714 and then underwent major rebuilding in 1754.

The name St. Georg refers to Saint George, the patron of the medieval hospital founded here around 1291. From 1817 to 1945 the owners were the family von der Osten, who held one third alongside the church congregation and the town. The rebuilt 1755 house served as an Armenhaus, a shelter for poor people.

The building stands directly in front of the Stettiner Gate and is easy to find along the historic trade route that connected the region to Stettin. Its location at the edge of town makes it accessible when exploring Penkun.

The building is no longer used as a hospital today but now serves modern purposes like education. This transformation shows how historic structures adapt to new needs while keeping their original character.