Novobohorodytska Fortress

The Bohorodytska Fortress (Ukrainian: Богородицька фортеця, romanized: Theotokos Fortress) or Novobohorodytska Fortress ('New Theotokos fortress') is a 17th-century retrenchment of the Cossack Hetmanate on the right bank of the Samara River. During the Russian Empire's battle for access to the Black and Azov Seas, as well as the new Zaporizhzhia subordinate, the fort became a crucial outpost. According to contemporary experts, the fortress has a far longer history because it was built where the old Cossack town of Samar formerly stood rather than starting from scratch.

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Novobohorodytska Fortress ranks #6,129 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #91 of the 188 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1688, it is older than 24% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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