Pomoriany Castle (, ) is a ruined

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in the urban-type settlement of

Pomoriany Pomoriany () is a rural settlement in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Pomoriany settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population is estimated as . The settlement is known for its castle. Histo ...

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. It originated in the 16th century as a well-fortified noble residence on the bank of the

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. The castle's early owners included Mikołaj Świnka and Jan Sienieński. The estate suffered badly at the hands of the

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and

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(1675, 1684) but

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invested in the restoration in order to make Pomorzany one of his country residences. Sobieski's death in 1696 was followed by another long period of decline. A real change came about in the castle's fortunes when, in 1789, Erasm Pruszyński started transforming the dilapidated building into a modern residence. He had the

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gate, three towers and several wings of the old structure torn down, however. As recently as 1939, Pomorzany was owned by the famous

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family. Following the

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, the building was adapted for use as a

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, but it was finally abandoned to rot in the late 1970s.

References

* Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР. Киев: Будивельник, 1983–1986. Том 3, с. 139. {{Castles in Ukraine Castles in Ukraine Ruined castles in Ukraine Buildings and structures in Lviv Oblast Potocki family residences pl:Pomorzany (Ukraina)