Castle
Zavolochye
🇷🇺 Russia · 16th century
Zavolochye (Russian: Заволочье) – a Russian wooden fortress, built on Lake Bystroye by the inhabitants of Novgorod the Great in 1536 on seized territory of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, during the Lithuanian-Muscovite War of 1534–1537. It was strengthened by Tsar Ivan the Terrible with ramparts reaching up to 10 m in height. During the Polish-Russian War of 1577–1582 it was captured in 1580 by the Polish forces of Stephen Báthory under the command of Jan Zamoyski.
It is situated in Pskov Oblast. Only its ruins have survived to this day.
Machine-translated from “Zawołocze” on the Polish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zavolochye ranks #6,895 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #133 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded 1536, it is older than 42% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Zavolochye?
Zavolochye stands in Russia, at 56.40886°, 29.45119°.
When was Zavolochye built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1536. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Zavolochye?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,895 of 8,134 worldwide, and #133 in Russia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Zavolochye?
Nevel Fortress, about 52 km away.
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