Skalat Castle (Ukrainian: Скалатський замок) is located in Skalat, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. The castle was built around 1630, by Krzysztof Wichrowski, the swordbearer of Halych,[1] and an architectural monument of national importance.[2][3]
| Skalat Castle | |
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Скалатський замок | |
 Skalat Castle | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Architectural monument of national importance |
| Location | Skalat, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 49°25′34″N 25°58′23″E / 49.42611°N 25.97306°E |
History
editThe castle was destroyed during the Cossack wars and was not rebuilt until the 18th century. The stronghold was completely destroyed during World War I.[1][2]
Owners
editThe castle successively passed into the hands of the Chodkiewicz, Korecki and Wichrowski families. Wichrowski's daughter Weronika married Sanok castellan Jan Firlej.[4] Then: Firlej's,[1] Scipio del Campo, Kalinowski's, Anna Kalinowska (née Lanckorońska), and Poniatowski.[2][5] In the 18th century it was owned by Maria née Wodzicki Scypionowa, and from 1869 the castle was ruled by Suesskind Rozenstock and his sons,[5] who held it until World War I.[4]
Architecture
editThe castle was founded on a quadrilateral plan with five-sided towers at the corners. The entrance to the castle led through a stone gate with two wickets on the sides, on which were placed stone slabs with the history of the building and also a sculpture of a knight standing on top of the gate. This knight is leaning on a shield bearing the coats of arms of Jelita, Rawicz, Leliwa and Scypion.[2] This part of the castle dates back to 1795.[4] By the end of the 19th century there were defensive moats and ramparts, as well as a brick entrance gate, the top of which is decorated with three stone figures. A residential house stood inside the ramparts; the current owners erected a beautiful and spacious brick house here.[5] Everything that exists today is the result of reconstruction carried out in the interwar period.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Aleksander Strojny, Krzysztof Bzowski, Artur Grossman (2005). Ukraina zachodnia: tam szum Prutu, Czeremoszu... Kraków: Wyd. Bezdroża. p. 282. ISBN 83-921981-6-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d (in Ukrainian) Бойко В., Парацій В., Скалатський замок // Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary: in 4 v. / editorial board: H. Yavorskyi and other, Ternopil: "Zbruch", 2008, V. 3: П—Я, S. 273—274. — ISBN 978-966-528-279-2.
- ^ Лист Тернопільської ОДА від 23 червня 2021 року № 02-5124/42.
- ^ a b c "Skalat". Retrieved 2013-09-04.
- ^ a b c Sulimierski, Filip; Chlebowski, Bronisław; Walewski, Władysław (1880–1902). Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, t. X. Warszawa. p. 664.
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Bibliography
edit- Filip Sulimierski, Bronisław Chlebowski]], Władysław Walewski, Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, t. X, Warszawa, 1880–1902, s. 664.
- Aleksander Strojny; Krzysztof Bzowski; Artur Grossman (2005). Ukraina zachodnia: tam szum Prutu, Czeremoszu... Kraków: Wyd. Bezdroża. p. 282. ISBN 83-921981-6-6. OCLC 750033004.
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External links
edit- "Skałat". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 10. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1889. p. 644.