The Kozova Castle () is a defensive castle built in
Kozova
Kozova (; ; ) is a rural settlement in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located in the historical region of Galicia, east of Berezhany, some west of Ternopil, and southeast of Lviv. It hosts the administration of Kozova ...
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Ternopil Oblast
Ternopil Oblast (), also referred to as Ternopilshchyna () or Ternopillia (), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. Its Capital (political), administrative center is Ternopil, through which flows the Seret (river), Seret, a tribu ...
on the
Koropets River in the early 16th century.
Location
The site for the fortification was chosen because of the natural conditions favorable to military defense. The castle was built on a hill, at the confluence of the Koropets River and its small tributary.
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History
The castle was built when the town was owned by the noble Potocki family
The House of Potocki (; plural: Potoccy, male: Potocki, feminine: Potocka) was a prominent szlachta, Polish noble family in the Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569), Kingdom of Poland and magnates of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The Po ...
. In 1575, 1589, 1621 and 1626 the castle was attacked by Tatars. Between 6-16 October 1667, during the Battle of Podhajce, Tatar and Turkish troops burned and destroyed the town and the castle. After this event the fortress was not rebuilt again.[ On 28-29 November 1671, the locality of Kozova was visited by the traveler ]Ulrich von Werdum
Ulrich von Werdum (1 January 1632 – 20 March 1681) was a German traveler and diplomat. The author of the family chronicle "Series familiae Werdumanae" (1667) and books on the history of East Frisia.Paul Wagner: Werdum, Ulrich von'. In: Allgemein ...
, a Frisia
Frisia () is a Cross-border region, cross-border Cultural area, cultural region in Northwestern Europe. Stretching along the Wadden Sea, it encompasses the north of the Netherlands and parts of northwestern Germany. Wider definitions of "Frisia" ...
,Ksawery Liske
Franciszek Ksawery Liske (18 October 1838 in Śląskowo – 27 February 1891 in Lwów) was a Polish historian, a founder of the Lwów's historical school (''lwowska szkoła historyczna''), a founder and first chairman of the Polish Historical Soci ...
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Ulryk Werdum 1670—1672
'' :''Cudzoziemcy w Polsce.'' Lwów, 1876, s. 160–161.[
Later, the building was the seat of the Muszyński family, owners of the Kozova key at the time, which included several villages and the town of Zavaliv. At the end of the 19th century, the castle was rebuilt for use as a county court, a court prison and a judge's apartment.][ Today there is no trace of the castle.][
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{{Castles in Ukraine
Castles in Ternopil Oblast
Ruined castles in Ukraine