The elevation of the church is attributed to King Eric.
He had to do it to commemorate his pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
The church was built in the fifteenth century on a plan of a hexagon with the twelve-sided bypass in Scandinavian-style Gothic.
This is an exception in the whole Pomerania.
Some scholars date back its construction to the years 1450 – 1460, i.e. the period of King Eric's stay in Darłowo (1449–1459).
The Church of Saint Gertrude is shown on the map of a Pomeranian cartographer Lubinus, completed in 1618.
The earliest mention of the Chapel of St. Gertrude comes from 1497, when Darłowo was hit by the largest-ever flood caused most likely by the tsunami waves called by his contemporaries the Bear Sea.
Then, under the hill where the chapel stands, the waves threw ships.
The tragic flooding caused the then parish priest, along with the mayor vow that from now on, every year a penance- pleading procession through the streets of Darłowo would take place.
The tradition of the procession was revived in 1991.
Currently, it takes place in September.

Gertrude's Church is almost a rotunda.
In front of the altar, there are five balconies which balustrades are decorated with paintings funded by the shoemakers of Darłowo in the 17th and 18th centuries.
There is a starry vault inside the church, neo-baroque organ prospect from 1912, the organs from 1860, which to this day not only serve the worshipers but also the Polish and international virtuosos during the annual summer organ festivals organised by Koszalin Philharmonic.
The patroness of the church is Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, the guardian of sailors and travellers.
The elevation of the church is attributed to King Eric. He had to do it to commemorate his pilgrimage to the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. The church was built in the fifteenth century on a plan of a hexagon with the twelve-sided bypass in Scandinavian-style Gothic. This is an exception in the whole Pomerania. Some scholars date back its construction to the years 1450 – 1460, i.e. the period of King Eric's stay in Darłowo (1449–1459). The Church of Saint Gertrude is shown on the map of a Pomeranian cartographer Lubinus, completed in 1618. The earliest mention of the Chapel of St. Gertrude comes from 1497, when Darłowo was hit by the largest-ever flood caused most likely by the tsunami waves called by his contemporaries the Bear Sea. Then, under the hill where the chapel stands, the waves threw ships. The tragic flooding caused the then parish priest, along with the mayor vow that from now on, every year a penance- pleading procession through the streets of Darłowo would take place. The tradition of the procession was revived in 1991. Currently, it takes place in September.
Gertrude's Church is almost a rotunda. In front of the altar, there are five balconies which balustrades are decorated with paintings funded by the shoemakers of Darłowo in the 17th and 18th centuries. There is a starry vault inside the church, neo-baroque organ prospect from 1912, the organs from 1860, which to this day not only serve the worshipers but also the Polish and international virtuosos during the annual summer organ festivals organised by Koszalin Philharmonic. The patroness of the church is Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, the guardian of sailors and travellers.
Darłowo