Letychiv Fortress

The Letychiv Fortress (Ukrainian: Лети́чівський замок, romanized: Lrtychivs'kyi zamok) is a complex of limestone walls built in 1598 by Jan Potocki to defend Podolia from the regular raids of the Crimean Tatars. The north-western tower, the eastern wall and parts of the southern wall still stand in the town of Letychiv, Ukraine. The most prominent feature on the grounds of the fortress is the Baroque church of the Assumption (1606–1638, rebuilt 1724). There's also a statue of Ustym Karmaliuk, a rebel leader buried at Letychiv. During World War II, the castle served as a notorious slave labor camp.

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Letychiv Fortress ranks #4250 of 5793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #53 of the 120 mapped in Ucrania. Fundado en 1598, más antiguo que el 37% de los monumentos datados del atlas — uno de los 495 monumentos del atlas fundados en el siglo XVI. Compara el dato en las estadísticas de castillos.

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