The Old Chortkiv Castle () is the lost defensive structure in
Chortkiv
Chortkiv (, ; ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Chortkiv Raion, housing the district's local administration buildings. Chortkiv hosts the administratio ...
of the
Chortkiv urban hromada
Chortkiv urban territorial hromada () is a hromada (municipality) in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its administrative centre is the city of Chortkiv
Chortkiv (, ; ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Obl ...
of the
Chortkiv Raion
Chortkiv Raion () is a raion in Ternopil Oblast in western Ukraine. Its capital (political), administrative center is the city of Chortkiv. It has a population of
History
In the Second Polish Republic, the area belonged to the County of Kopczync ...
of
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 ...
in Ukraine. The castle was part of the defense and fortification system of Chortkiv.
['' Добрянський В.'' До питання оборонно-фортифікаційного розвитку Чорткова /]
Бережанський замковий комплекс і замки родини Синявських на землях Східної Галичини і Поділля: минуле, сьогодення, перспективи. Матеріали Міжнародної науково-практичної конференції з нагоди відзначення 485-річниці початку побудови Бережанського замку. м. Бережани, 11 жовтня 2019 р
/ Упор. Н. Волинець, О. Лугова. Бережани, 2019. — S. 191–200.
History
It is marked on the map of
Guillaume de Beauplan.
At the beginning of the 17th century, the castle had certain fortification shortcomings, in particular: rounded rondell towers whose walls could not withstand cannon fire with the development of artillery at the time. They quickly collapsed and did not provide reliable defense. It is likely that the eastern tower was damaged during the hostilities that took place in the city. Von Mieg's map clearly shows that the territory of the present cloister and
Saint Stanislaus church was surrounded by a square stone wall, and that round rondell towers were located at the corners. In the 1760s the eastern tower was lost.
In one of his works, researcher
Sadok Barącz
Sadok Barącz (, , 29 April 1814 in Stanislau, now Ivano-Frankivsk – 2 April 1892 in Pidkamin, now Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast) was a Galician religious leader, historian, folklorist, archivist, an Armenians, Arm ...
notes that in the early 18th century the
Dominican church and monastery were surrounded by a wall, to which many materials were transported during the dismantling of the
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
in the village of
Shmankivtsi
Shmankivtsi (, ) is a village in Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Chortkiv Raion, Zavodske settlement hromada. It is the administrative center of the former Shmankivtsi Village Council. Additionally, the village encompasses the former locality of Strusiv ...
, built in 1625.
In 2017, a study commissioned by the Dominican Order was conducted to establish and confirm the fact that the current Dominican Church was surrounded by a defensive wall, which was discovered in the western part of the church. It runs parallel to Stepana Bandera Street. The remains of this defensive wall partially preserved four loopholes that were cut into the wall every 2 meters.
From the beginning of the eighteenth century, the church and Dominican monastery could function inside the castle building. In the 20s and 30s of the eighteenth century, the construction of a baroque church with the addition of the Dominican monastery
began, which, despite numerous appeals by the
Eastern Galician Conservators Circle to the clergy and local authorities, destroyed the Old Chortkiv Castle.
[Світло і тіні чортківських замків (Сторінками історії міста (XI-XVIII ст.). Книга перша / П. С. Федоришин. — Тернопіль : Терно-граф, 2019. — S. 438—448. — ISBN 978-966-457-355-6.]
References
{{Castles in Ukraine
Castles in Ternopil Oblast
Ruined castles in Ukraine
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