Witnessed many historical events Dubno Castle wall and now preserve the memory of the famous personalities who once lived here and stayed
Witnessed many historical events Dubno Castle wall and now preserve the memory of the famous personalities who once lived here and stayed. For several centuries, this fortress over river Ikvoyu never taken by assault or storm ...
The medieval architectural complex of the Princes of Ostrog, Zaslavskyh, Sangushko Lubomirski and belongs to the bastion fortifications type. It was strategically advantageous territory: he defended the approaches to the river Ikva and swampy valley. 1492 is the date officially facilities Dubno Castle.
Throughout its existence, the castle was reconstructed several times and ukriplyuvavsya, and under its walls were laid broad stone tunnels where enemy attacks while hiding the locals with their property, it was stored water and provisions for the defense during the siege. A small percentage of these underground tunnels can be seen today. In the XVI century. Castle was armed with 73 guns. Arsenal are constantly replenished by own foundry workshop. During its existence Dubno castle ever and no one was taken by storm.
Castle as patrimony Princes of Ostrog passed through marriage to a prince of the dynasty to another, but in general it was a privately owned Princes of Ostrog, Zaslavsky, Sangushko, Lubomirski. It was only in the late XIX century. castle was sold to the military and since this in turn placed army units: the Russian Tsar Nicholas II, Emperor of the Austrian, Polish, Red Army, the Nazis, the Soviets.
Great damage suffered castle during World War II. In the Civil War, the castle housed the headquarters of the First Cavalry Army Budennogo. Significant losses town and the castle has suffered during the Second World War, the Nazis destroyed the archives of the Princes of Ostrog and individual architectural monuments. In general, the castle and now look impressive yet, but frequent adjustment, decline and neglect in the nineteenth century led to significant destruction of its buildings, the loss of the original decor.
In this writing we used information from the page of the City Council of Dubno.
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