Zhovkva Castle

The Zhovkva Castle (Ukrainian: Жовківський замок; Polish: Zamek w Żółkwi) occupies the principal square of the town of Zhovkva in Ukraine. It was founded by Polish Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski as his fortified residence. Construction began in 1594 and was mostly completed in 1606.

The castle had a typically Serlian entrance arch and was encircled by moats (up to 17 meters in width). One wing of the building accommodated the arsenal and stables; another was immediately contiguous to the city wall. In 1606, a garden was laid out next to the hetman's residence. It contained a menagerie with wisents, deer, and chamois. The palatine chapel was consecrated in 1640.

The golden age of the Zolkiew Castle was the late 17th century when it passed through inheritance to Jakub Sobieski and then to his son King Jan III Sobieski, a native of Zhovkva. It was there that the king celebrated his victory at Vienna. In the 18th century the castle's facade was decorated with the statues of its owners from the Zolkiewski, Daniłowicz, Sobieski, and Radziwill families.

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Zhovkva Castleは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界2,098位（全3,734件中）、ウクライナの43件では26位にランクされています。1594年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の36%より古い城です（16世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の351件のひとつ）。ウクライナが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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