Pidhaitsi Castle
castle in Pidhaitsi, Ukraine
The Pidhaitsi Castle (Ukrainian: Підгаєцький замок, romanized: Pidhayets'kyi zamok) is a defensive castle built in Pidhaitsi, Ternopil Oblast on the Koropets River.
Location
An artificially raised island was chosen as the site for the castle, which was flanked on the east by the waters of the Koropets River, a left-bank tributary of the Dniester, and on the west and north by the Muzhylivka River, a tributary of the Koropets. The citadel's foundations reached the river from the west and fell into its bed, separating the castle from the buildings of the city, which was located to the west of it. The castle was located just below the Pidhaitsi pond.
History
It is most likely that the castle was built by Buczacki in the 15th century. It was expanded by subsequent owners, especially Stanislaw Golski in the early 17th century. In 1650–1657, owner Stanisław "Rewera" Potocki fortified the town and castle. In 1655 the city and the castle were captured by joint Russian and Cossack armies. In 1663 King John II Casimir Vasa of Poland stayed at the castle. During the Battle of Podhajce in 1667, John III Sobieski, later King of Poland, while preparing the previously anticipated battle site, garrisoned two ravelins located north of the Pidhaitsi fortifications with infantry.
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