Carpathian Castles

The Carpathian region is famous for its history sleeping in the ancient walls of the castles, fortresses, monasteries and hiding in the chimerical sculptures and castle ghosts.

Mongolian-Tatar attacks and wars did much harm to the great buildings, many of which were still under reconstruction in the mid-2000s. Most strongholds are located in the Lviv, Ternopil and Transcarpathian regions.

Fortifications, high walls, ramparts and bell towers are typical for all castles. On the basis of some of them museums of local lore, historical museums and galleries open for everyday visiting have been created. The medieval palaces and fortresses become places for historical shooting and knights' tournaments. In the mid-2000s much attention was paid to the restoration and reconstruction of castles under state protection. Each of them is worthy of visiting. The most famous castles and fortresses are the following:

Transcarpathian Region:

Kvasivskyi castle (XVI), Berehivskyi district
Vynohradivskyi castle (XI), Vynohradivskyi district
Korolevo (VIII), Vynohradivskyi district
Dovzhanskyi (XV), Irshavskyi district
Mukachivskyi castle (X-XI), Mukachivskyi district
Schönborn palace (XIX), the village of Chynadiiovo, Mukachivskyi district
Nevytskyi Castle (XIV), Uzhhorodskyi district
Serednie Castle (XIII), Uzhhorodskyi district
Svaliavskyi (IX-XIV), Svaliavskyi district
Khustskyi castle (XI-XII), Khustskyi district

Ivano-Frankivsk Region:

Maniava Skete (XVII), Bohorodchany district
Halych castle (XIV), Halych district
Rakovetskyi castle (XVII), Horodenka district
Chernelytskyi castle (XVII), Horodenka district
Pniv castle (XVI), Nadvirna district

Lviv Region:

Brodivskyi castle (XVI), Brodivskyi district
Pidhirtsi Castle (XVII), Zolochivskyi district
Oleskyi castle (XIV), Buskyi district
Zhovkivskyi castle (XVI), Zhovkivskyi district
Krekhivskyi monastery (XVI), Zhovkivskyi district
Zolochivskyi castle (XVI-XVII), Zolochivskyi district
Pomorianskyi castle (XVI), Zolochivskyi district
Kamianka-Buzka (XIV), Kamianko-Buzkyi district
Svirzkyi castle (XV-XVI), Peremyshlianskyi district
Castle in the village of Stare Selo (XVII), Pustomytivskyi district
Univ Lavra (XV), Peremyshlianskyi district
"Tustan" (IX), Skolivskyi district
Dobromylskyi castle (XV), Starosambirskyi district

Ternopil Region:

Berezhanskyi castle (XVI), Berezhanskyi district
Castle in the village of Rai (XVII), Berezhanskyi district
Castle in Skala-Podilska (XIV), Borschivskyi district
Castle constructions (XVII) in the village of Borschiv, Kryvche, Manivtsi, Okopy of the Holy Trinity, Kudryntsi, Bilche-Zolote - Borschivskyi district
Buchatskyi castle (XIV), Buchatskyi district
Pidzamochok (XVI), Buchatskyi district
Zbarazkyi castle, Vyshnevetskyi castle (XVII), Zbarazkyi district
Pochaiv Lavra (XIII-XV), Kremenetskyi district
Terebovlianskyi castle (XIV), Terebovlianskyi district
Dolyna (Yaniv), Budaniv (XVII), Terebovlianskyi district
Chortkivskyi castle, Yahilnytskyi castle (XVII), Chortkivskyi district

Chernivtsi Region:

Khotyn Fortress (XIII), Khotynskyi district