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Place of Shmankivtsi Castle

🇺🇦 Ukraine · 17th century

Place of Shmankivtsi Castle in Ukraine
Photo: Максим Огородник · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Shmankivtsi Castle (Ukrainian: Шманьківський замок, romanized: Shmankivs'kyi zamok) is a lost defensive structure in the village of Shmankivtsi, Zavodske settlement hromada, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine.

The remains of the castle were discovered by archaeologist Volodymyr Dobrianskyi in the early 1990s during archeological excavations of antiquities in the Nichlava river basin. The castle site is included in the List of newly discovered cultural heritage sites (protection number 2088).

Text adapted from “Shmankivtsi Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Place of Shmankivtsi Castle ranks #7,616 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #146 of the 188 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 1700, it is older than 22% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 15 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kamianets-Podilskyi, 59 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Place of Shmankivtsi Castle?

Place of Shmankivtsi Castle stands in Ukraine, at 48.99278°, 25.92667°.

When was Place of Shmankivtsi Castle built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1700. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Place of Shmankivtsi Castle?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,616 of 8,134 worldwide, and #146 in Ukraine. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.

What is the nearest castle to Place of Shmankivtsi Castle?

Horodyski palace, about 4 km away.

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