The Chernelytsia Castle (Template:Lang-uk, Template:Lang-pl) is a castle built in Chernelytsia, Galicia, Ukraine in 1659 by Bratslav voivod Michał Jerzy Czartoryski. The front facade is decorated with the coat of arms «Pogoń». The western facade of the gates is decorated with the emblem «Pylyava» placed above the stone doors of the gates, followed by the letters E.S.X.C.W.B., meaning «Euphrosyne Stanislavitskaya, princess Czartorysk, Bratslav voivod (the second wife of Mikhail Czartoryskiy)».[1]
In 1672 and 1676, respectively suffered damage during the war with the Turks (also Tartars, Vlachs). During the rebuilding he played an important role during the Polish–Ottoman War in 1685-1690. It was the largest eastern castle of the Commonwealth on the right bank of the Dniester River. In the time of the Moldavian campaigns, Jan III Sobieski Castle was the place of storage of food and feed. Several times the king himself stopped here.[1]
At the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries the castle was owned by Tsensky.[2]
In 1892, then owner of the castle Samuel Mosberg wanted to rebuild the castle. But the order of Gorodenka Starostats under the threat of punishment to perform any construction work was prohibited. The castle ceased to function after the Soviet occupation of Ukraine in 1939.[3]
References
^ abHoschynsky, Artur (2015). "Chernelytsky zamok u druhij polovyni XVII — XVIII stolitti". Pam'jatky Ukraijny. 7–9: 38–45.
^Nahirnij, Vitaliy (2015). "Zamok naprykintsi XVIII — u pershij polovyni XIX stolitta". Pam'jatky Ukrajiny. 7–9: 50–59.
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