Command castle in the second half of the XVI century , Polish nobles walnut partridge origin , although there are versions that the first fortifications here since " appeared even in the XI century. Biggest development reached a castle in the middle of XVII century ...

   Pniv castle located on a hill Carpathian hill . It was built in the second half of the XVI century , local landowners partridge . Regular planning configuration lock features defined territory. Approximations to the Pentagon , it has been shaped bunk walls 1.7 m thick and five cornerstones bunk towers. Of these, south and south- east were round the northern and south -west - hex , and between them at the turn of the north-western wall was semicircular tower with attached rectangular building. From the other side of the yard, along the south- eastern defensive wall , was a three-story palace , which bordered the line of walls jutting triangular in plan tower. Gate Tower bunk with living quarters and irreducible bridge over the moat was located on the axis of the southern wall .

In 1621 the castle was captured insurgents ( rebels ) Gryn Cardano . Strengthening suffered damage in times of Polish- Cossack wars and the Turkish siege of 1676 and subsequently rebuilt the castle was used as a dwelling. To have survived the ruins of defensive walls , the remains of the foundations of the palace and remained at the level of the two layers of brickwork tower with loopholes. From the southern corner of the round tower , leaving only traces of foundations. Pniv Castle - is one of the southernmost outposts of defense Galician lands XVI - XVII centuries.

It is said that the castle passed two tunnels . First brought to the park in the center of Nadvirna , and the second to Maniava skit. If you can believe the existence of the first , the existence of a second is more than fantastic , so much so that the Manyava directly through the mountains the distance is 30 km . Although the monk in Manyavsky skit also talked about the existence of the underground passage.