Buchatskiy castle
castle, chateau
266m
Buchats'kyi district, Ternopil's'ka oblast

Most of the surviving walls were built in the sixteenth century

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Previous names
Buchatskiy castle, Бучацький замок, Buchatskiy Zamek
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Description

Most of the surviving walls were built in the sixteenth century. on the site of an ancient. The thickness of the castle walls reached 3.5-4 meters. The building was destroyed and rebuilt many times ...

 Founded in 1379 the castle Lithuanian nobles Buchatskiy. The castle was built on the site of the ancient settlement XIII. In the early seventeenth century., After the transition in ownership Buchach Potocki, the castle was built up considerably. Arguably, in terms of it was oval, with high walls on two levels and 5 different steep towers (now remaining ruins of one of them in the south-western part).

In 1676 the Turks occupied the castle, ruined defensive walls and towers almost in half. At the beginning of XIX century. owners of the castle allowed burghers dismantle the castle walls and towers of building materials. After the First and Second World Wars, the fortress of stones used for the construction of private buildings, which led to the destruction of the castle. Memo reflects an important period in the development of defensive architecture skirts.