Attractions of Rykhta

The ruins of four defense towers in the village of Rykhta are the remains of the ancient castle of Rykhta.

A tablet found during one of the reconstructions proves that the castle over the Zhvanchyk River was built in 1507, when the Polish nobles of Lyantskoronsky owned these lands. Built like regular, rectangular in plan with angular pentagonal towers. From the end of the 16th to the middle of the 18th century, the Rykhta castle was the residence of the Polish family of Humeckyi, whose representatives became famous in battles with the Turks. Thus, one of the owners of the castle, Voytsekh Humeckyi, a Podillya horn player, became one of the heroes of the legendary defense of Kamyanets-Podilskyi in 1672.

In the 19th century, the new owners of the Holovynski-Pidvysotski castle dismantled most of the castle buildings to build a new palace, keeping only the corner towers. The palace, which was used for some time as a hospital, was completely destroyed during the Second World War. Now, only the towers with traces of defensive walls adjacent to them have survived from the castle. All of them are located in private yards and are used as barns at best.