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General information about Popovychi

The border village of Popovychi is located near the Ukrainian-Polish border, next to the Shehyni border crossing.

It was founded in 1940, but already in the middle of the 19th century, a complex of defensive structures - part of the Peremyshl fortress - began to be built here. There are three forts near Popovychi, and three more - 2-3 kilometers north of the village.

Since 2009, the Fort.Missia annual arts festival has been held on the territory of the fort.

Прикордонне село Поповичі розташоване поблизу українсько-польського кордону поруч з прикордонним переходом "Шегині".

Засноване в 1940 році, проте ще в середині XIX століття тут почали споруджувати комплекс оборонних споруд - частину фортеці Перемишль. Поблизу Поповичів знаходяться три форти, і ще три - в 2-3 кілометрах на північ від села.

З 2009 року на території форту проводиться щорічний фестиваль мистецтв Fort.Missia.

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Tourist attractions and museums of Popovychi

Fortress Peremyshl

Castle / fortress

6 forts of the Austro-Hungarian fortress "Peremyshl" have been preserved on the territory of Ukraine near the Polish border on the outskirts of Popovychi.

The construction of the Peremyshl fortress began in the middle of the 19th century to protect the strategic direction to Krakow and Vienna during the period of deterioration of Austrian-Russian relations.

At that time it was one of the three largest fortresses in Europe. The outer defensive ring consisted of 15 main artillery forts, 27 smaller infantry forts and 25 separate positions for heavy artillery.

In 1914-1915, the Peremyshl fortress withstood 3 sieges by the Russian army. During the first siege of the fort, the Russians managed to capture the 1/1 (Bykiv) fort, but thanks to the fierce resistance of the 1/5 (Popovychi) fort, the Austrians then managed to avoid disaster. The third siege lasted 173 days and ended with the surrender of the fortress.

The concrete structures of the fortress have been preserved to this day and are available for inspection.