The Letychiv Fortress () is a complex of

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walls built in 1598 by

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to defend

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from the regular raids of the

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. The north-western tower, the eastern wall and parts of the southern wall still stand in the town of

Letychiv Letychiv (; ; ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Khmelnytskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located from Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, Khmelnytskyi and from the railway station in Derazhnia. I ...

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. The most prominent feature on the grounds of the fortress is the

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church of the

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(1606–1638, rebuilt 1724). There's also a statue of

Ustym Karmaliuk Ustym Yakymovych Karmaliuk (also ''Karmelyuk''; ; March 10, 1787 – October 22, 1835) was a Ukrainian outlaw who fought against the Russian administration and became a folk hero to the commoners of Ukraine. He is often referred to as the "Ukrai ...

, a rebel leader buried at Letychiv. During

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, the castle served as a notorious

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camp.

References

* Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР. Киев: Будивельник, 1983—1986. Том 4, с. 218. {{Castles in Ukraine Castles in Khmelnytskyi Oblast Forts in Ukraine 1598 establishments in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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