Zbarazh Castle

Zbarazh Castle
Zbarazh, Ternopil Oblast
Photo of Zbarazh Castle.
Coordinates49°39′48″N 25°47′07″E / 49.66333°N 25.78528°E / 49.66333; 25.78528
TypeRenaissance, early Baroque
Site information
Conditioncontinuous cosmetic renovations
Site history
Built1631
Built byHenryk van Peene
Battles/warsSiege of Zbarazh

Zbarazh Castle (Ukrainian: Збаразький замок, romanizedZbarazkyi zamok; Polish: Zamek w Zbarażu) is a fortified defense stronghold in Zbarazh, built during the times of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It dominates the crests of the Zamkova Hills of Ternopil Oblast in Western Ukraine next to the city's central plaza that was not in so distant past surrounded by marshland.[1] The castle existence has been credited to last members of the Polish Zbaraski family; Krzysztof and Jerzy Zbaraski.

Evidence of the City of Zbarazh formation can be seen in the Ruthenia fortress dating back to 1211 that was positioned somewhat away from current castle. Today this is a village of Zbarazky District located in the immediate proximity of Zbarazh itself and called the village of Staryi Zbarazh. At that distant time the old castle and the province was ruled by Gediminids Landlords Zbarazky.

The castle is known for being the seat of the Ukrainian aristocratic Wiśniowiecki family and its prominent members, most notably Jeremi Wiśniowiecki.

  1. ^ "10 українських замків, біля яких обов'язково треба зробити селфі". ТСН.ua (in Ukrainian). 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2022-05-25.