The Sydoriv Castle (

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: Сидорівський замок, pl, Zamek w Sidorowie) is an imposing

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of a stronghold built by

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Sydoriv Sydoriv ( uk, Сидорів) is a village located on the right bank of the Zbruch River in Chortkiv Raion (district) of Ternopil Oblast (province in western Ukraine). It belongs to Husiatyn settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Sy ...

, a village located 7 km south of

Husiatyn Husiatyn ( uk, Гусятин; yi, הוסיאַטין, Husyatin) is an urban-type settlement in Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast (province) in western Ukraine. Alternate spellings include Gusyatin, Husyatin, and Hsiatyn. It hosts the administratio ...

. The castle is perched on a hilltop which is enclosed on three sides by a river. When built in the 1640s, the structure had seven

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s that extended for 178 metres from north to south. It was heavily damaged by the invading

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in 1672 and was abandoned by its owners in the 18th century.

References

* Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР. В 4-х томах. К.: Будівельник, 1983–1986. Том 4, с.63-64.

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