Drohobych Tower, Drohobych

The Drohobych Tower is the oldest building of the early medieval period preserved in Drohobych.

Powerful stone and wooden defensive structures were built in the 13th century, during the times of the Galicia-Volyn principality.

In the 16th century, the monumental church of Saint Bartholomew was built on the territory of the castle, and the tower was used as its bell tower. In the 19th century, the rest of the city fortifications were dismantled, defensive ditches were filled in, and a third tier with arched windows was built above the bell tower.

In front of the tower is a monument to the medieval scientist Yuriy Drohobych, who was the rector of the University of Bologna and the teacher of Nicolaus Cop ...