Svirzh Castle

The Svirz Castle (Ukrainian: Свірзький замок, romanized: Svirz'kyi zamok; Polish: Zamek w Świrzu) is a fortified aristocratic residence in Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was originally built by the Świrski noble family in the 15th century. Inside the castle is a small church dating from 1546.

The stronghold was completely rebuilt in the 17th century at the behest of its new owner, Count Aleksander Cetner. It is believed that General Paweł Grodzicki was responsible for the modernisation of the castle's fortifications.

Though surrounded on all sides by moats, lakes, and marshes, the fort was taken by the rebellious Cossacks on several occasions. In 1648, the Turks set it on fire; they were less successful during the Lwow raid of 1672.

The castle stood in ruins for many years. It was restored in 1907, only to be devastated by fire in 1914. Rebuilding and restoration have occurred on several occasions since.

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

Svirzh Castle ranks #1,960 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #37 of the 183 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 48% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 434 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,199 times in the last 60 days, more than 76% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ivano-Frankivsk, 84 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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