The picturesque ruins of the Tvorovsky Castle adorn the high bank of the Strypa River in Pidzamochok near Buchach.
The inscription above the main entrance tower indicates that the castle was built in 1600 by Voivode Yan Buchachsky-Tvorovskyi. The Renaissance portal of the building is decorated with a coat of arms with crossed arrows, the origin of which is unknown, since it does not correspond to the coat of arms "Abdank" of the Buchachsky family, nor to the coat of arms of the "Pylyava" family of the Potocki family, who owned the castle later (perhaps this is the ancient coat of arms of the Buchachskys or the coat of arms of the illegitimate son of the owner of Buchach ).
The castle protected the approaches to Buchach from the northeast, and also served ...
Last update
2/10/2025
Categories | Castle / fortress |
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Date of foundation | 1600 |
Address |
Zamkova Street
Pidzamochok |
Coordinates |
49.079317° N, 25.398617° E
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