Dubno Castle

The Dubno Castle (Ukrainian: Дубенський замок, romanized: Dubens'kyi zamok; Polish: Zamek w Dubnie) was founded in 1492 by Prince Konstantin Ostrogski on a promontory overlooking the Ikva River not far from the ancient Ruthenian fort of Dubno, Volhynia.

Ostrogski castle was rebuilt in stone in the early 16th century under the Lithuanian rule when the city was part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. It had a church, a two-story palace, and an impressive array of 73 cannons. It was there that the treasury of the Ostrogski family was kept. These fabulous treasures brought the predatory Crimean Tatars to the castle on several occasions (at least two in 1577 alone).

Prince Janusz Ostrogski, the last of his family, undertook major renovations of the castle in the early 17th century. He made use of the trace itallienne, or "Italian style" of fortification, to transform Dubno into the most advanced fort in the region. Prince Janusz's palace still stands in Dubno.

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Dubno Castle staat op plaats 2.395 van 5.793 in de bekendheidsranglijst van deze atlas en op plaats 27 van de 120 die de atlas in Oekraïne in kaart brengt. Gebouwd in 1492, en daarmee ouder dan 51% van de gedateerde bouwwerken in de atlas — een van de 243 bouwwerken in de atlas die uit de 15e eeuw stammen. Zie hoe dat zich verhoudt in de kastelenstatistiek.

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