The Skalat Castle () is located in
Skalat
Skalat (, ; ; ) is a small city in Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Skalat urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population:
History
Skalat was first mentioned in written sources date ...
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Ternopil Raion
Ternopil Raion () is a raion in Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. Its administrative center is Ternopil. It has a population of
On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions of Ternopil Oblast was reduced ...
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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 ...
, Ukraine. The castle was built around 1630, by , the
swordbearer of Halych,
and an architectural monument of national importance.
History
The castle was destroyed during the Cossack wars and was not rebuilt until the 18th century. The stronghold was completely destroyed during World War I
World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...
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Owners
The castle successively passed into the hands of the Chodkiewicz
The House of Chodkiewicz (; ) was one of the most influential Szlachta, noble families of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuanian-Ruthenians, Ruthenian descent within the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in the 16th and 17th century.Chester S. L. D ...
, Korecki and Wichrowski families. Wichrowski's daughter Weronika married Sanok castellan Jan Firlej.Firlej
Firlej is a village in Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Firlej. It lies approximately north-west of Lubartów and north of the regional capital Lublin. I ...
's,[ Scipio del Campo, Kalinowski's, Anna Kalinowska (née Lanckorońska), and ]Poniatowski
The House of Poniatowski (plural: ''Poniatowscy'') is a prominent Polish family that was part of the nobility of Poland. A member of this family, Stanisław Poniatowski, was elected as King of Poland and reigned from 1764 until his abdicati ...
.[ who held it until World War I.][
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Architecture
The castle was founded on a quadrilateral plan with five-sided towers at the corners. The entrance to the castle led through a stone gate with two wickets on the sides, on which were placed stone slabs with the history of the building and also a sculpture of a knight standing on top of the gate. This knight is leaning on a shield bearing the coats of arms of Jelita
Jelita is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta families.
History
One of the oldest Polish coats of arms. First depicted on the seal of Tomisław z Mokrska from 1316.
Additionally, the Polish medieval chronicler, diplomat and ...
, Rawicz
Rawicz (; ) is a town in west-central Poland with 21,398 inhabitants as of 2004. It is situated in the Greater Poland Voivodeship (since 1999); previously it was in Leszno Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Rawicz County.
History
The ...
, Leliwa and Scypion.[ By the end of the 19th century there were defensive moats and ramparts, as well as a brick entrance gate, the top of which is decorated with three stone figures. A residential house stood inside the ramparts; the current owners erected a beautiful and spacious brick house here.][ Everything that exists today is the result of reconstruction carried out in the interwar period.][
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References
Bibliography
* Filip Sulimierski, Bronisław Chlebowski, Władysław Walewski, ''Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich'', t. X, Warszawa, 1880–1902, s. 664.
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External links
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{{Castles in Ukraine
Castles in Ternopil Oblast
Ruined castles in Ukraine
National Landmarks in Ternopil Oblast