Ukraine · 13th century
The Kremenets Castle (Ukrainian: Кременецький замок, romanized: Kremenets'kyi zamok, Lithuanian: Kremenecio pilis, Polish: zamek w Krzemieńcu) is a castle situated in the city of Kremenets, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. The castle was built of limestone on a steep hill. The keep located on its west side, and its width was 65 metres (213 ft) and length of 135 metres (443 ft). All the elevation was surrounded by a tall stone wall, and in the earlier ages of the 13th century wood as building material was used instead.
The castle is known as an impregnable citadel that had been attacked by Hungary, the Mongols, the Cossacks, and others.
Text adapted from “Kremenets Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kremenets Castle ranks #1,653 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #33 of the 195 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1226, it is older than 73% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 1080 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,511 times in the last 60 days, more than 74% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Lutsk, 78 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
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