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Halshany or Holszany Castle (Template:Lang-be, Template:Lang-pl) is the ruined residence of the Sapieha magnate family in Halshany, Hrodna Voblast, Belarus and was the seat of the one of the largest land estates in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Paweł Stefan Sapieha commissioned its construction and it was erected circa 1610 to replace the older castle, built by of the Holszanski princely family, of whom Sapiehas were descendants of.

Also known as the Black Castle (although it is built of red brick), the residence formerly rivaled Mir Castle as the most elegant private château of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. The name Black Castle in fact originally applies to a fictional building from a book by Uladzimir Karatkievich, which was loosely based on Halshany Castle.

The castle and the surrounding estates were devastated, robbed and looted, twice: by the invading Swedes troops during the Deluge (history) and during the Great Northern War in 1704. Due to financial stress experienced by the Sapiehas in the wake of the Domestic War and ongoing Great Northern War,the castle had never been fully restored. Later during the 18th century the castle with its estate diminished by creditors passed to the Żaba family, to be sold to the Korsak family with the estate further diminished by the creditors. The last Polish landlords. the Korsaks, sold, in the last quarter of the 19th century, the castle to a Russian landlord, Gorbanyov, who had the castles' towers pulled down in 1880, but in 1880s, according to the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland, there were still 2 floors occupied with some of the wall paintings visible.

Currently, the castle continues to crumble away. An annual tournament is held near its walls each summer.

References

М.А. Ткачоў, I.М. Чарняўскі. Збор помнікаў гісторыі і культуры Беларусі: Гродзенская вобласць. Minsk, 1986.
Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich. (Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland) , Warszawa : nakł. Filipa Sulimierskiego i Władysława Walewskiego, 1880-1914, Volume III (1882), p. 102-103.

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54°15′05″N 26°01′13″E / 54.251264°N 26.020292°E / 54.251264; 26.020292

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 [[Image:Halshany.jpg|thumb|325px|The ruins of Halshany Castle.]]
-'''Halshany''' or '''Holszany Castle''' ({{lang-be|Гальшанскі замак}}) is the ruined residence of the [[Sapieha]] [[magnate]] family in [[Halshany]], [[Hrodna Voblast]], [[Belarus]]. It was erected in the early 17th century in place of an older seat of the [[Holszanski]] princely family.
+'''Halshany''' or '''Holszany Castle''' ({{lang-be|Гальшанскі замак}},  {{lang-pl|Zamek holszański}}) is the ruined residence of the [[Sapieha]] [[magnate]] family in [[Halshany]], [[Hrodna Voblast]], [[Belarus]] and was the seat of the one of the largest land estates in the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]]. [[Paweł Stefan Sapieha]] commissioned its construction and it was erected circa 1610 to replace the older castle, built by of the [[Holszanski]] princely family, of whom Sapiehas were descendants of.
 Also known as the Black Castle (although it is built of red [[brick]]), the residence formerly rivaled [[Mir Castle]] as the most elegant private ''[[château]]'' of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]]. The name ''Black Castle'' in fact originally applies to a fictional building from a book by [[Uladzimir Karatkievich]], which was loosely based on Halshany Castle.
-The castle was devastated by the invading [[Swedish people|Swedes]] in 1704 and, due to financial stress experienced by the Sapiehas in the wake of the [[Civil war in Lithuania (1700)|Domestic War]], has never been restored. After Sapiehas' immigration to France, the castle was passed to Russian landlord Gorbanyov. In 1880, he had the castles' towers pulled down and made money by selling the bricks.
+The castle and the surrounding estates were devastated, robbed and looted, twice:  by the invading [[Swedish people|Swedes]] troops  during the [[Deluge (history)]] and during the [[Great Northern War]] in 1704.  Due to financial stress experienced by the Sapiehas in the wake of the [[Civil war in Lithuania (1700)|Domestic War]] and ongoing Great Northern War,the castle had never been fully restored. Later during the 18th century the castle with its estate diminished by creditors passed to the Żaba family, to be sold to the Korsak family with the estate further diminished by the creditors. The last Polish landlords. the Korsaks, sold, in the last quarter of the 19th century, the castle to a Russian landlord, Gorbanyov, who  had the castles' towers pulled down in 1880, but in 1880s, according to the Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland,  there were still 2 floors occupied with some of the wall paintings visible.
 Currently, the castle continues to crumble away. An annual tournament is held near its walls each summer.
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 == References ==
 * М.А. Ткачоў, I.М. Чарняўскі. ''Збор помнікаў гісторыі і культуры Беларусі: Гродзенская вобласць.''  Minsk, 1986.
+* ''Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich.'' ([[Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland]])  , Warszawa : nakł. Filipa Sulimierskiego i Władysława Walewskiego, 1880-1914, Volume III (1882), p. 102-103.
 == External links ==
 {{commons category|Halšany Castle}}