Zhvanets village lies on the left bank of the Dniester River, at the confluence of the river it Zhvanchykom in a picturesque country that was called "Podolsky Switzerland" ... 
In historical documents mentioned Zhvanets of 1431, when the Polish King Jagiello for military services gave his knights Svychku of Lenchyna. There are remains of a castle built in the early XVII century. Kam'yaneckoy monitor Valentia Kalinowski. During this period in Ukraine spread a new type of bastion fortifications and Kalinowski upgraded the previous building on the site of the castle with a focus on the latest achievements of the military art. 
In 1621 the castle for a while stopped Hetman Petro-Konashevych Sahaidachny and Polish prince Vladislav. Zhvanetskiy castle was slightly damaged during the Old War. Rebuilt his Stanislav Lyantskoronsky owner Zhvanets of 1626. In the winter of 1653-1654 he took the castle was besieged Bohdan Khmelnytsky. It is from the Zhvanets Hetman went to 
Pereiaslav a meeting with Russian boyar Buturlynom. Then the castle suffered great destruction, as well as during the Turkish conquest skirts. While obtaining his castle Jan Sobieski was destroyed and burned. 
  
After the liberation from the Turks in 1699 Zhvanets lost its military-strategic importance and early XVIII century Lyantskoronsky (new owners) adapted it for housing. However, the Turkish-Tatar attack in 1768 and the capture Zhvanets Bar confederates in 1769 led to the destruction of the new building. 
Today, the castle completely lost its rozplanuvalnu structure. Only the northern part of the strengthening of the north tower and the remains of the gate and the south-east tower. In perfect condition pentagonal four-northern tower, which stands on a steep hill.

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Hotinskaya fortress - witness the many wars and battles. For centuries it was a center of crafts and trade, culture and economy. This medieval beauty tells a lot to those who wish to hear it. It is no accident rocky promontory on the Dniester, our ancestors called "Khotin." The name of the city comes from the verb "want" because cape was a welcome and safe place for the old settlers. Due to the strong fortress and favorable location Hawtin became a center of crafts and trade, which in turn led to flowering of its culture and economy. The city has been an important issue in the Euro-Asian trade. 
Located on the main highways, Hawtin has always attracted the attention of the conquerors. In order to protect them from the fortress was built, which experienced a century and saw hordes under its walls the soldiers of the Ottoman Empire, the rebels Flies people's avengers babe soldiers Dmitry Vishnevetskogo (Biden), Peter Doroshenko. During the Liberation War of the Ukrainian people against Polish nobility in double Hawtin joined forces Bohdan Khmelnytsky. Known Hotinskaya fortress Old War and the events that took place under the walls of the fortress in September - early October 1621 This war is glorified and their Cossacks hetman Petro Konashevich Sagajdachnogo and became a turning point in the history of the Ottoman Empire. Khotin victory saved Europe from the invasion of the Janissaries, made a strong impression on all nations and entered echo in the world literature. 
During the XVII century. Hawtin passed from hand to hand, he had a Polish kings and Turkish lords, not just liberated the city Cossacks. During the Liberation War in Hotyne were army Bogdan Khmelnitsky (1650-1653 gg.) Only at the beginning of the XVIII century. Turks finally managed to gain a foothold in Hotyne and fortress. After the reconstruction of the 1712-1718 biennium (with French engineers), it was the most powerful hub Ottoman defense in Eastern Europe. Although in the eighteenth-nineteenth century. strength gradually lost its defensive significance, and under its walls continued to boil battle. 
In 1826 the city was granted Khotyn emblem: the golden box silver castle with three towers; two extreme fit the horse-tail, and on average - Crescent on pole; Cross over it: cross - two swords blade down on them - silver cross as a sign of the Turkish capture of the fortress. 
In Hotinskaya fortress held shooting many movies, including "Viper", "Zahar Berkut", "The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe," "The Three Musketeers", "Arrows of Robin Hood." Among recent - the film adaptation of the work of the famous Ukrainian writer Yuri Mushketyk "Yasa" and shooting the film "Zaporizhzhya Sich" a novel of Nikolai Gogol's "Taras Bulba".

Hotinskaya fortress

The fortress was built in 1692 on the isthmus between the rivers Dniester and Zbruch to block the way to Kamenetz-Podolsk, occupied by Turkish troops in 1672 .. 
  However, since 1699, after the liberation from Turkish oppression skirts fortification lost its defensive significance and decline. 
  
By strengthening the planning configuration close to an irregular quadrangle formed by two lines of embankments located on the eastern and western sides of the isthmus, and the walls of the sentinel towers that ran along the steep rocky river banks. Western and Oriental line of defense had two pivbastiony and entry gates, Lviv and Kam'yaneckoy have survived to this day. 
  
Bunk fortified gate, built of stone, sandstone on the second level have been adapted for defense and equipped with loopholes in the walls. In Lviv gate remained vmurovana slab with an inscription that fortress Trenches Trinity built Crown Hetman Stanisław Jan Jablonski in the time of King Jan III Sobieski in 1692 Marble flooring in Kam'yanec suggests that the castle was restored at the expense of the region and the efforts of conservative attractions Mieczyslaw Borkowski in 1905 
  
Castle in the village. Trenches are examples of fortified earthworks Dutch type. 
  
  
Information and photos from the book "Castles and Fortresses" (2007r.m.Kyyiv, "Art")

Fort Trinity (village Okopy)

Castle, the remains of which are preserved on a hill near the river Zhvanchyk way to Kamenetz-Podolsk, was erected in 1507 at the family's expense Lyantskoronsky ... 
For typological grounds it was regular reinforcement, in terms very close to a square, with four protruding beyond the line of defense walls pentagon corner tower. To the north wall of defense from the yard of the castle lies flat house apartment. Entrance Gate located in the south wall. At the end of the XVI century. during the siege of the castle was destroyed by the Turks north tower. At the beginning of XVII century. it was rebuilt and fortified building, including streamlined embankments. The devastation suffered Castle and skirts during the occupation by the Turks (1672-1699), but in the beginning of XVIII century. its reflecting duvaly. 
  
In the middle of the XIX century. in the fortification was built palace, which used building materials from the walls. 
  
Of the four corner towers in the best condition remained the northern two-story, whose walls are lined with sandstone. Three older tower remained at two tiers. Castle in the village. Richt is a typical example of regular protybastionnoho castle-type skirts the beginning of XVI century. 
  
  
Information from the book "Castles and Fortresses" (2007r.m.Kyyiv, "Art")

Castle village Ryhta

To this day the ruins of the palace, the northwestern corner towers and defensive walls partially ... 
The castle stands on a high rocky cliff above the river canyon. At this point, fortifications were built, probably in the second half of the XV century. In the middle of the XVI century. owner of the castle became the mayor Kamyanetsky Nicholas Potocki, who probably reinforced this building. Later, his son Ian, Bratslav province, began construction of a new castle using the old walls, completing it in 1590 By planning the castle was a square configuration. Between the two rectangular corner tower along the north wall contained two-storey palace. On the south side of the floor, also flanked by two small square tower, built two-story house with college entrance gates, and to the south-west tower built a printing press, and later reconstructed in the chapel. The whole complex was surrounded by a moat and ramparts. During the Polish-Cossack wars the castle was devastated. Only in the XVIII century. it partially restored. 
To this day the ruins of the palace, the northwestern corner of the tower and part of the defensive walls. Northwest rectangular tower that an acute angle is much in favor of a line of defensive walls built of sandstone monument of defensive architecture represents regular with corner tower protobastionnyy type locks. 
  
Information and photos from the book "Castles and Fortresses" (2007r.m.Kyyiv, "Art")

Castle village Panivtsi

It’s impossible to imagine Kamenets-Podolsky without the famous old castle - a unique defense structure of XI-XVII centuries, built on a rocky headland near the narrow isthmus, through which there led a long main road to the Old Town. The stone fortifications of XI century, built on the even earlier ones, resemble less the present-day stronghold with 11 towers connected with the high walls. The remains of the ancient fortifications are found in various parts of the castle: in the Day tower - a fragment of wall with loopholes, and the remains of the small, oval tower – in the middle of the castle courtyard near the Laska tower.
The first significant expansion of the castle took place during mid-late XIV-XV century, it began by Cracow voivode Spytko Melshtynskyy, who had possessed Kamenets for four years (1395-1399) and died in battle against the Tatars. In the middle of XV century the castle was replaned. The old towers were upgraded, 10 new ones were built (2 of them survived). The second reconstruction took place in the middle of the XVI century under the direction of military engineer and architect Job Pretfesa, who built the two towers - the New West and New East (over the old wells, which still exists today) and Polna Gates with bridge, which remnants have been recently found by restorers.
At the beginning of XVII century with the advent of long-range artillery, the military expert Theophilus Shomberg built stone-earthen bastions, called the New Fortress, in front of the western facade of the castle.
Castle in Kamenets-Podolsky
Despite modernization, in 1672 Kamenets Castle was occupied by Turkish troops led by sultan Mohammed IV. The cause of the defeat of the Poles was not in the unreliability of the fortifications but in the historical conditions of the Rzeczpospolita, which at that time was unprepared to face a massive Turkish army.
In the XVIII - XIX centuries on the north and south there were built two bastions, in the courtyard there were erected barracks buildings. But despite numerous reconstructions, the Castle is a unique architectural ensemble.
Having visited the fortress, you will be convinced that everything in the fortress had been associated with the development of the military art. With the change of tactics and arms there were changes in fortress features. There are 11 towers in the Old Castle, connected with billows, Kamenets-Podolsky Castleand one single (water tower). The walls of the fortress are low and narrow, because the nature itself performs defensive functions. The fortress is situated on the high rocky isthmus, washed by the river Smotrich. Having built the fortress on the altitude of 25 meters, the architect had skillfully used the natural peculiarities and protected the city from the enemy attacks.
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Castle in Kamenets-Podolsky

The castle was built in the early XVII century. on steep rocky mountain ledge, sheltered river Zbruch ...
For a long time the castle has remained an important element of a series of defensive fortifications southwestern borderlands. For typological grounds it belongs to irregular basteynyh, mysovoho type. By planning the configuration is invalid rectangle, three corners are towers basteyi. Fourth northeast corner reinforcement is securely protected rocky cliff that overhangs the river Zbruch. The most vulnerable west side of the castle from the mountain plateaus separated by wall and moat, it was protected by two towers - the south hexagonal and rectangular north, combined powerful defensive wall with loopholes. Entrance to the castle yard provided through composite bridge and gate quadrangular tower. The second gate was constructed in the eastern wall. From the yard along the north wall located accommodation. Up to now the best preserved remains of three-tier towers west side - and hexagonal gate and fragmented defensive walls made of local sandstone. 
 Authentic remains of fortifications on the tail represent the common pattern of late irregular mysovyh locks basteynoho type, designed for driving front and flank fire. 
  
Information and photos from the book "Castles and Fortresses" (2007r.m.Kyyiv, "Art")

Castle village Kudryntsi

The first information about the village date back to the XV century. From that time until the XVIII century. it belonged to the Roman Catholic department Kamenetz-Podolsk. Near the village held by Zbruch Walnut terrible way in which the Tartars and the Turks broke into skirts. Tatar attacks were very frequent, almost every year, and in 1516 - the worst, when the village was burned to the ground. Therefore, the higher the Castle Hill, during the Lithuanian princes Koriatovychiv were built towers and walls. In 1538 valashskyy host Peter tried to get the lock - failed and then ordered to cut all those who lived in the walls. In 1674 the Turks seized the castle, all the defenders killed, burned the village. With tears, blood and fires again and again revived village. 
  
In the XVIII century. Kam'yaneckoy bishops restore tverdzhu, built in the courtyard of the palace for his summer vacation. 
  
Chornokozynsku fortress farmers today called Turkish. From two round towers and high walls between them, which was entrance gate, leaving only the foundation. On the northern side of the castle yard of the palace ruins and high round tower that guarded the valley Zbruch.