Ternopil Castle

The Ternopil Castle (Ukrainian: Тернопільський замок, Polish: Zamek w Tarnopolu) is a stronghold which gave birth to the city of Ternopil. It was built in the 16th century to protect the southern border of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

The castle originated as the residence of a Polish nobleman, Jan Amor Tarnowski, in 1540. Construction works (1540–1548) on the marshy bank of the Seret River were authorized by King Sigismund the Old. The castle, around which the modern town has developed, was encircled by a wooden fence and a deep moat. The latter was connected in 1548 to the castle pond (see Ternopil Pond).

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Ternopil Castle ranks #2,576 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #46 of the 188 mapped in Ukraine. Founded 1548, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,246 times in the last 60 days, more than 77% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Ivano-Frankivsk, 95 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.

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