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Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
The story
History of Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle
A castle on a rock island in the Smotrych river canyon, its towers guarding the approaches to the old town.
Ukraine · Khmelnytskyi · Medieval
- Built
- 14th century
- Era
- Medieval
- Style
- Medieval
- Country
- Ukraine
- Region
- Khmelnytskyi
- UNESCO
- —
- Coordinates
- 48.674, 26.568
In depth
The fuller history
Traditionally, Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle was thought to have been founded during the second half of the 14th century, as the first accurate historical accounts of the castle date back to the mid-14th century, when most of the territories of western Rus' were under control of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. A written document by Prince Yuriy Koriatovych in 1374, for example, mentions that the Magdeburg rights would be presented to Kamianets inside the castle.
Key dates
- 800The castle plays an important role in a novel by Henryk Sienkiewicz, "Pan Wołodyjowski," as during the siege in that fictional novel, in a sign of protest, the fortress's Commandant Michał Wołodyjowski (fictional character) and…
- 1651In 1651, the castle was then subject to another Cossack siege led by otaman Ivan Bohun, before an unexpected counterattack by Polish insurgents under commanders Aleksandrenka and Chuika re-established the Polish presence in the…
- 1790The bastion was built in 1790, just before the second partition of Poland.
- 1846In 1846, poet Vladimir Raevsky was stationed in the castle, during which time he established a pro-Decembrist organization of progressively-minded army officers.
- 1962Restorational and archaeological works have been conducted at the castle since 1962 under the supervision of architects Y.
- 2011It was damaged in a severe storm in 2011.
Historical summary drawn from Wikipedia. Read the full article.
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