In Polish sources reported that in 1362 the Lithuanians build Letichev lock. How to look and strength of the original is unknown, but one can guess: the local outpost hardly much different from other Podolsk castles of the time ... 
The first castle in Letychiv was wooden, built in 1362, the Lithuanian feudal lords, who at the time owned Bolohivskoyu land, which in 1434 passed into the possession of Poland. In 1466 the Polish King Stefan Batory provides Letychovu Magdeburg Law. In 1579 (date not confirmed precision) elder Kamyanetsky Jan Potocki by order of the government rebuilds wooden and earthen castle in stone. Wolf River, which flooded the moat around the castle, made him one of the best castles skirts. 
  
Survive castle walls around the perimeter and one tower. A large rectangular courtyard surrounded by high stone walls with loopholes, four round the corners and rectangular entrance towers. From the city's castle defended earthen wall with fence. Between the walls of the castle and took a deep shaft to water level. It is this strength is shown in the map of the French military engineer Guillaume de Beauplan. Outpost is surrounded by two ponds with dams and dam to one another Bug. A powerful defensive unit. 
  
At 1606 meters, Kamyanetsky Bishop Paul Volutskyy building in the castle on the site of a Dominican monastery predecessor - the wooden church, which was referred to the middle of the XVI century. Placed in the church body that is mentioned in 1637. In 1720 he built the bell tower of the church.

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Fortress in Medzhybozh erected between the Southern Bug and Buzhok - one of the largest and oldest fortifications Ukraine . Located in a picturesque corner of Khmelnytsky , the mighty fortress walls and towers leave no one indifferent ...
Medzhybozh in Medzhybozh first of Ancient fortification on the site of the current castle was built before the Mongol invasion , but in the middle of the thirteenth century, they were destroyed by order of the Mongols. Weakened confrontation with the Golden Horde Galicia- Volyn region in XIV century covered under the rule of Lithuanian princes. Medzhybizh becoming a royal castle that is passed into the possession of the border of old age, that had to restrain Tatar raids . And in 1516 in Medzhybozh was stone castle . Since 1540 ( almost 200 years) Medzhybizh becomes the property of nobles Senyavskyh , which bring in the castle church in 1564 and it continues to strengthen . With this in 1566 Medzhybizh withstood the siege Tatar army , and after fifty years Medzhybozh walls , the thickness of the walls which sometimes reached 4 meters, failed to take the Crimean army. In the early eighteenth century. Medzhybizh affected by the local population, while in 1702 the rebels besieged the castle . In 1730 , the city had Czartoryski , and in 1831 their property was confiscated by the part in the Polish uprising , since the castle was called " camp meetings " ( barracks ).
To date Medzhybizh fortress, which received the status of reserve, continuing restoration work. Put in order and restored a number of buildings , including restored northwest Corps Reserve and "Knight " tower that has become a viewing platform for visitors. Also , is serious work to transform the reserve including in scientific research , cultural and educational center. In the north- west of the reserve corps opened museum of local lore museum of 6 rooms with exposure; is a permanent exhibition " Ukrainian traditional clothes podolian in the rites and customs "; "Creativity Ukrainian painters and sculptors of the second half of the XX century" and so on. The reserve is regularly various kinds of educational and training activities .