Castles
Traveling through Ukraine you will find a lot of great castles, fortresses and palaces. Ukrainian castles and fortresses were built in different centuries. Some of them are restored and others need state investment for restoration and preservation.
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Uzhgorod Castle
Zakarpattia Region is often called the land of castles. There are 12 medieval castles here. Including prehistoric and early Slavic castles, their quantity is larger. Each of them has a story or legend connected to this or that historical period. The
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Popov Castle
The Popov Castle – is the only castle in Zaporizhia region that has been preserved until now. It is situated 36 km from the regional center in the village Vasilevka. The village was named after the private secretary of Catherine II, the Major-Genera
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Bushansky Castle
In western Ukraine, in Vinnytsa region there is a small village Busha, founded in 1300. In the XII - XIII centuries, the village was a part of the Galicia-Volyn principality, later transferred to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Around the second half of
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Monastery-Fortress of Carmelites in Berdichev
A city-monastery, a city-fortress, Volyn Jerusalem – so was called Berdichev in different periods of history. One of the attractions of the city is Monastery of Carmelites. The Monastery was founded in 1627. Over time, it was rebuilt and got the
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Sydoriv Castle
Sydoriv is a village located 7 km south of Husiatyn, Ternopil region. Among many others, this village is distinguished by the fact that here lies one of the most beautiful castles of Ukraine - Sydoriv Castle. Long time ago in Sidorov was situated the
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Belgorod-Dnestrovskiy Fortress
Akkerman Fortress or Belgorod-Dnestrovskiy fortress is the largest fortress on the territory of Ukraine. It is located in Belgorod Dnestrovskiy town in Odessa region. Fortress was built in the 13th century by (Genoans) Genoese on the bank of the
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Zbarazh Castle
Originally Zbarazh Castle (Ternopil region) was built to protect the borders of Galicia-Volyn principality. This construction has two dates of building - 1393 and 1626-1631. The first date relates to the Prince Koribut construction. Zbarazh Castle of
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Chervonograd - the city which is dissapared from the map of Ukraine
Terra incognita – lat. “unexplored land”. Do you think there are no such lands on the map of Ukraine except Chernobyl? You are wrong. Let me introduce you city Chervonograd (Chervonogorod), vanished from the map. It was located near the
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Svirzh Castle
In western Ukraine there is a small village Svirzh wich is located not far from Lviv. Actually, at the very beginning Svirzh was a unique castle, which functioned as a defense fort and as a settlement. The commencement date of Svirzh castle construction
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Novomalin Castle
There is a landmark just in 10 km from Ostrog, which is certainly to visit - the ruins of Novomalin castle (village Novomalin in Rivne region). First time it was mentioned in 1392 – the Polish King Vladislav Jagailo gave this locality to the
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