Castle Chernokozintsah

Castle in the village of Chernokozintsy considered one of the most ancient on the territory of the hem. Today it is in ruins from a few preserved walls of the tower and the remnants of the gate.

The history of the castle in Chernokozintsah

The castle was built in the second half of the 14th century near the river Zbruch its high left bank, at a time when the ruled the Lithuanian princes. It was a defensive castle, he defended the local population from attacks of enemies. Then he became the masters of the Poles. He repeatedly repel attacks Tatars, but still they managed to destroy the fort in 1516 and 1573. And each time it was rebuilt and restored. In 1588 the King of Poland Stefan Batory granted the town Chernokozintsy Magdeburg Law.

From the 15th to the 18th century, the castle was in possession of Kamenetz-Podolsk Catholic bishops and served as their summer residence. The castle walls have a thickness of 1.9 to 3.6 m and was a safe haven. In 1674 Podillya was conquered by Turkish troops and the city fell under the yoke of Ottoman rule. Turks completely destroyed the castle, but it was soon restored in full, it has allocated funds for episcopal Kamenetz-Podolsk.

In 1795, the territory skirts passed into the possession of the Russian Empire and the castle for some time used by border troops, but not for very long. After a while the military garrison was withdrawn from this, it does not remain the owners and it is empty. The fortress was unable to move the two wars, although in 1914 there were digging trenches, and gradually began to deteriorate. At the end of the Second World War it was used as a base and NKVD troops have survived even some of its underground.

How to get to the castle in Chernokozintsah

Today the castle is in ruins, but still, tourists come here often. Gathered in Chernokozintsy, go to the village Zbruchanskaya Borshevsky district, Ternopil region. At the entrance from the village of Ivan, may you see the ruins of the castle. Zbruchanskaya lies on the right bank of the river Zbruch on the left - Chernokozintsy Khmelnitsky region. Here is the border of the two regions.

Castle Chernokozintsah was among the unknown castles of Ukraine , which is worth a visit.