The ruins of two castle towers on the hill above the Pivdenny Buh remind of the once great Podillya city of Cherlenkove, known since the 13th century.
The castle was probably built by princes Koriatovichi (Koryatovichi) in the 14th century, after the Lithuanian prince Olherd defeated the Hordes and joined Podillya to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. For a long time, Cherlenhrad Castle belonged to the family of Ukrainian nobles Kmyt-Cherlenkivsky, controlled the crossing over the Pivdenny Buh. It was destroyed in 1624 during the campaign of the Tatar army of Kantemyr Murza to Podillya.
In 1670, Anatas Cherlenkivskyi founded the Basilian monastery on the ruins of the castle. In the 18th century, the Trakhtemyriv old man Stanislav Shchenevsky tried to reconstruct the castle, but s ...
Last update
4/11/2025
Categories | Castle / fortress |
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Address | Selyshche |
Coordinates |
49.13544° N, 28.35722° E
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