Lviv High Castle

The Lviv High Castle (Ukrainian: Високий замок, romanized: Vysokyi zamok, pronounced [wɪˈsɔkɪj ˈzɑmok]; Polish: Wysoki Zamek) is a historic castle located on the top of the Castle Hill of the city of Lviv, Ukraine. It is the highest point in the city, 413 metres (1,355 ft) above sea level. The castle currently stands in ruins.

The High Castle is proximate to the centre of Lviv (see picture), formerly being surrounded by a fortification wall. The Castle Hill took its name from the High Castle (as opposed to the Lviv Low Castle, once located on the east bank of the Poltva), which used to be located on the hill from the 13th century to the late 19th century. The castle was a main defensive fort of the city during its existence.

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Lviv High Castle ranks #1,475 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #27 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1270, it is older than 68% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,504 times in the last 60 days, more than 78% of the atlas. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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