Ternopil

Ternopil castle

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Description

  • The castle was erected in 1540-1548 on the left bank of the Seret River in the tract Sopilche with the aim of protecting the south-eastern borders of the Ukrainian lands of the Polish kingdom from the attacks of the Crimean Tatars.
  • The castle on the side of the city defended a deep groove and a shaft reinforced by an oak palisade. From the west - the water of an artificial pond, created in 1548.
  • The main castle building is the residential palace. He had 3 main floors that could be seen from the city. And 2 underground, opening from a steep bank of the pond two rows of loopholes.

The castle was erected in 1540-1548 on the left bank of the Seret River in the tract Sopilche with the aim of protecting the south-eastern borders of the Ukrainian lands of the Polish kingdom from the attacks of the Crimean Tatars.

The territory was protected from many sides. From the north, the castle and the city protected the river Rudka with a swamp floodplain, and from the south - a large statute of V. Bavorovsky. The castle on the side of the city defended a deep groove and a shaft reinforced by an oak palisade. From the west - the water of an artificial pond, created in 1548. On the spurs of the shaft there were two defensive towers with a hewn stone with loopholes. Enter the castle could be from the east through a stone gate with a lifting bridge on the chains.

The main castle building is the residential palace. He had 3 main floors that could be seen from the city. And 2 underground, opening from a steep bank of the pond two rows of loopholes. In the western part, he had additional floors of casemates, warehouses, loopholes and jails in the ramparts. Nearby there are other buildings with a bakery, a kitchen and stables. Also, there was no secret underground passages that connected the castle with the Adventist, Medium and Monastic churches, churches of Dominicans and Jesuits, and synagogues.

The castle was erected in 1540-1548 on the left bank of the Seret River in the tract Sopilche with the aim of protecting the south-eastern borders of the Ukrainian lands of the Polish kingdom from the attacks of the Crimean Tatars.

The territory was protected from many sides. From the north, the castle and the city protected the river Rudka with a swamp floodplain, and from the south - a large statute of V. Bavorovsky. The castle on the side of the city defended a deep groove and a shaft reinforced by an oak palisade. From the west - the water of an artificial pond, created in 1548. On the spurs of the shaft there were two defensive towers with a hewn stone with loopholes. Enter the castle could be from the east through a stone gate with a lifting bridge on the chains.

The main castle building is the residential palace. He had 3 main floors that could be seen from the city. And 2 underground, opening from a steep bank of the pond two rows of loopholes. In the western part, he had additional floors of casemates, warehouses, loopholes and jails in the ramparts. Nearby there are other buildings with a bakery, a kitchen and stables. Also, there was no secret underground passages that connected the castle with the Adventist, Medium and Monastic churches, churches of Dominicans and Jesuits, and synagogues.

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HISTORY

  • The first record in the annals of Ternopil says it all began on April 15, 1540.
  • By that time, in a vast expanse of Terebovlya to Busk, there was not a single large fortification.
  • In 1621, the castle was restored by the owner of the city of Tomasz Zamoisky. But unfortunately in 1675 Turks with the Tatars burnt down the castle, destroyed the fortifications and blew up both towers.
  • But not everything is so simple - the castle was rebuilt in the late XVII - early XVIII centuries.
  • At the beginning of the XIX century. Grandfather of the city Franciszek Koritowski provided funds for the reconstruction of the castle under the palace. Defensive fortifications gone to the past.
  • 1843 - cast the castle in the city community, and she - an Austrian army under the barracks.
  • 1917 - Russian troops, retreating from the city, burn the old castle.
  • 1931 - the castle is rebuilt.
  • 1944 - the old castle - one of the last points of defense of the Nazis, destroyed by the Red Army troops.
  • Then on the place of the castle was the hotel "Ternopil".
  • 1956 - rebuild the castle again. Now it has already settled in sport. There is a Sports Palace on the territory.
  • 2009 - the absurd is over. The city authorities of Ternopil raised the question of the expediency of staying a sports school in a historic building.

The first record in the annals of Ternopil says it all began on April 15, 1540. Namely with the permission for the right to own a territory of a modern city and the construction of the castle, which was provided by the King of Poland Sigismund I Old to the great crown Hetman Jan Amor Tarnowski.

By that time, in a vast expanse of Terebovlya to Busk, there was not a single large fortification. Natural conditions provided protection of the area, but not so much. The fortification structure should have been created in order to block the path to the riders, mainly Tatar.

There are two versions, how long was the construction of the castle. One says that the eight, the second, from the Ternopil encyclopedic dictionary, that four. Significant expenses were incurred for construction. One plus was in this - the city freed from many taxes.

In general, the castle is a "fun" story. They burn it, then rebuild it. And again in a circle.

The first record in the annals of Ternopil says it all began on April 15, 1540. Namely with the permission for the right to own a territory of a modern city and the construction of the castle, which was provided by the King of Poland Sigismund I Old to the great crown Hetman Jan Amor Tarnowski.

By that time, in a vast expanse of Terebovlya to Busk, there was not a single large fortification. Natural conditions provided protection of the area, but not so much. The fortification structure should have been created in order to block the path to the riders, mainly Tatar.

There are two versions, how long was the construction of the castle. One says that the eight, the second, from the Ternopil encyclopedic dictionary, that four. Significant expenses were incurred for construction. One plus was in this - the city freed from many taxes.

In general, the castle is a "fun" story. They burn it, then rebuild it. And again in a circle.

INTERESTING FACTS

  • Shafts around the castle were held in the area of modern streets of Tantsorov, Bagatoy, Ruska, Golovoy, Hrushevsky.
  • The information about the castle, the city and became known from the Travel Diary of the German traveler Ulrich von Vardum, who traveled on the territory of the modern Ternopil region in July 1671 - January 1672.
  • The first watercolor image of the Old Castle belongs to the Polish artist Napoleon Ordi (1870s, kept at the National Museum in Krakow, Poland). Local poets Lyubomyr Gardetsky, Oleg Herman, Tetyana Luchka, I. Shokalo and others wrote poems about Ternopil castle.
  • Shafts around the castle were held in the area of modern streets of Tantsorov, Bagatoy, Ruska, Golovoy, Hrushevsky.
  • The information about the castle, the city and became known from the Travel Diary of the German traveler Ulrich von Vardum, who traveled on the territory of the modern Ternopil region in July 1671 - January 1672.
  • The first watercolor image of the Old Castle belongs to the Polish artist Napoleon Ordi (1870s, kept at the National Museum in Krakow, Poland). Local poets Lyubomyr Gardetsky, Oleg Herman, Tetyana Luchka, I. Shokalo and others wrote poems about Ternopil castle.