Novosilka Castle

Novosilka Castle
Новосілківський замок
General information
Status	Architectural monument of local importance
Location	Novosilka, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine
Coordinates	48°42′45″N 25°55′13″E / 48.71250°N 25.92028°E / 48.71250; 25.92028

The Novosilka Castle (Ukrainian: Новосілківський замок, romanized: Novosilkivs'kyi zamok) is a castle located in Novosilka, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. The castle was built by the knightly Kostjuków-Wołodyjowski family, to which the village Novosilka had belonged from 1547, and an architectural monument of local importance.

History

In 1672 the castle was destroyed during a Turkish invasion and was not later rebuilt. Its ruins survived until the mid-19th century, when they were demolished and the material was used to build a church, houses, and to pave the road.

Architecture

It was a stone building surrounded by a wall and had four towers. To this day, what remains of it is a round, several-story tower known as Wołodyjowski's Tower from the 17th century and small, overgrown fragments of earthen fortifications.

References

Bibliography

• Filip Sulimierski, Bronisław Chlebowski, Władysław Walewski, Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, t. VII, Warszawa, 1880–1902, s. 277.

External links

• "Nowosiółka Kostiukowa". Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland (in Polish). 7. Warszawa: Kasa im. Józefa Mianowskiego. 1886. p. 277.

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