Ruin
Zhvantsem Castle
🇺🇦 Ukraine · 15th century
The ruins of Zhvantsem Castle (Ukrainian: Жванецький замок) stand on a hill rising above the Zhvanchyk river, twenty kilometres south-west of Kamianets-Podilskyi, in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine.
Machine-translated from “Château de Jvanets” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zhvantsem Castle ranks #4,816 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #68 of the 188 mapped in Ukraine. Founded c. 1401, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 455 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. 7 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Kamianets-Podilskyi, 16 km away. See how Ukraine compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Zhvantsem Castle?
Zhvantsem Castle stands in Ukraine, at 48.55167°, 26.48472°.
When was Zhvantsem Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1401. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Zhvantsem Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,816 of 8,134 worldwide, and #68 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 Zhvantsem Castle?
Khotyn Fortress, about 3 km away.
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