This is a unique last stronghold in Eastern Europe, built on top of natural rocks. The building was a wooden castle and its foundation stone. Castle existed in X-XIV centuries. and oversaw the strategic trade route for Acne. After changing trade routes lost their importance and gradually destroyed ...

History

Since the end of the IX century. rock complexes mastered the tribe of Croats, which was part of the union of Slavic tribes. During this period formed and rozbudovuvalos walled city Tustan. The central part of the castle area of ​​3 hectares located in Stone and rock group around him. Detinets placed on the rocky plateau. Served rock weird form natural walls and gaps between rocks builders filled the wooden decks using framed construction. In rocks where adjacent deck and beams, hollowed out grooves and shear. So today there are about 4,000 tracks on selyah of wooden structures.

Long researcher Michael Tustan Rozhko based on detailed research and left traces of archaeological excavations performed graphical reconstruction of the fortress. The wooden construction existed and three rock groups: stones, small rocks and stones island. During the whole period of his (IX-XIII centuries). Fortress survived five construction period wooden buildings.

Tustan was an important strategic point and was a single of the Carpathian defense line south-western borders of Kievan Rus and then Galicia-Volyn principality. Historical sources Tustan first mentioned in the chronicle (1333-1384 years) pidkantslera King Casimir Janka of Charnkova and a Polish historian Jan Dlugosz during the year 1340. Then the fort was captured by the Polish king Casimir the Great and reconstructed anew. At that time, the castle was quite famous and stood next to cities such as Lviv, Sanok, Przemysl, Krosno, hail Lubaczów, Terebovlia, Galich. In its spatial distribution hail fortress was successfully incorporated into international trade relations as a control point to the Carpathian passes. This is confirmed by the findings of a number of Arab dirhams coins, dating from the IX-XI centuries. In addition, the role played Tustan border and customs between the center of Galicia-Volhynia and Hungary, and after the annexation of the first Polish feudal lords - between the Kingdom of Poland and Hungary.

The oldest record of Tustan is the end of XIV century. In a letter to Pope Boniface IX on May 15, 1390 refers to the provision of certain Ladislaus of Opole Galician newly established Catholic diocese. In the matter of the foundation of the jurisdiction of the Archbishop of the city spears and hail Olesky and Tustannyu, the tithe income of salt in Drohobych and Zhydachev. However, Tustan in 1398 returns under the authority of the Catholic Bishop of Przemysl.

Fortress of the time of its capture was the Polish state, that of the king. That Tustan was the center of the parish, shows Royal Charter to grant village Krushelnytsya on November 4, 1395 Later walled city came under the Polish magnates and gentry. In 1539, King gives Tustan M.Blizynskomu, and the latter sold it in 1541 from Janow Tarnów. This patent indicates that the fortress was abandoned. In prescription M.Blizynskyy and his successors undertook its own resources and measures to restore and maintain the castle in good condition.

Fortress (castle) Tustan lasted up to the XVI century. In lustration Drohobych hydrochloric zhupy (1565) stated that "... in Tustan take custom of merchants who go around the corner, avoiding Drogobich." In the XVII century. Tustan losing part of the Customs and decline. The reasons for the decline should be the following: some stabilization of relations between Poland and Hungary and Poland border spread east; Develop your own salt deposits in Central Europe; change in military technology and, consequently, in combat tactics.

Since XVIII century. ruins of castle fortress Tustan attracted the attention of many travelers, tourists, ethnographers, historians. They are local villagers make many legends, traditions. The first half of the twentieth century. known patriotic shift Galicians. In May 1914 in the rocks a meeting-festyny ​​Ukrainian youth dedicated to the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of Taras Shevchenko. Since then left unturned inscription: "And I will smite evil blood will opressors!" At the time of national liberation movements around 1940-1950 years in the natural stone Pohartsi housed kryivka warriors of the hut "Boyko" them. Bohdan Khmelnytsky. In the fall of 1944 and May 1945 was carried out in the natural Tserkivne post UPA fighters hut "Subcarpathian."

Today is a State Historical and Cultural Reserve, conducted research, attempts are being made to set the appearance of the castle.