Korets Castle, Korets

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The ruins of Korets Castle with a distinctive tower over the gate of red brick are the hallmark of the city.

The first wooden fortification was built in the 15th century above the Korchyk river by Prince Ostrozky. Later, the castle passed into the possession of Volyn Voivode Bohdan Koretskyi, who strengthened it with stone walls with towers and bastions, surrounded by an earthen rampart and a moat filled with water from the river.

In the 18th century, the fortress buildings became the basis for the construction of the palace complex of the Chartoryskyi princes. In 1832, the palace burned down and has not been rebuilt since then.

The three-level gate tower, the adjacent ruins of the outer walls of the palace buildings, and the three-pylon four-arch bridge (reconstr ...

The ruins of Korets Castle with a distinctive tower over the gate of red brick are the hallmark of the city.

The first wooden fortification was built in the 15th century above the Korchyk river by Prince Ostrozky. Later, the castle passed into the possession of Volyn Voivode Bohdan Koretskyi, who strengthened it with stone walls with towers and bastions, surrounded by an earthen rampart and a moat filled with water from the river.

In the 18th century, the fortress buildings became the basis for the construction of the palace complex of the Chartoryskyi princes. In 1832, the palace burned down and has not been rebuilt since then.

The three-level gate tower, the adjacent ruins of the outer walls of the palace buildings, and the three-pylon four-arch bridge (reconstructed in recent years) have been preserved.

Руїни Корецького замку з виразною надбрамною баштою червоної цеглини є візитною карткою міста.

Перше дерев'яне укріплення спорудив у XV сторіччі над над річкою Корчик князь Острозький. Пізніше замок перейшов у володіння волинського воєводи Богдана Корецького, який зміцнив його кам'яними стінами з баштами та бастіонами, обведеними земляним валом та ровом, що наповнювався водою з річки.

В XVIII сторіччі фортечні споруди стали основою для будівництва палацового комплексу князів Чарторийских. В 1832 році палац згорів і з того часу не відновлювався.

Збереглися трирівнева надбрамна вежа, прилеглі до неї руїни зовнішніх стін палацових споруд, а також трипилонний чотириарковий міст (реконструйований останніми роками).

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3/18/2024

Categories Castle / fortress
Date of foundation XV-XVIII centuries
Address Bohdana Khmelnytskoho Street

Korets

Coordinates 50.6166° N, 27.1575° E Copy icon Coordinates copied
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