Mykulyntsi Castle

The Mykulyntsi Castle (Ukrainian: Микулинецький замок, romanized: Mykulynets'kyi zamok) is a castle built in 1550 in Mykulyntsi of the Ternopil Oblast by Anna Jordanowa^[1] from the Sieniawski family, wife of Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan^[2] in Zakliczyn, castellan of Kraków.^[3] An architectural monument of national importance.^[4][5]

Mykulyntsi Castle
Микулинецький замок
The wall and tower of Mykulyntsi Castle
General information
Status	Architectural monument of national importance
Location	Mykulyntsi, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast
Country	Ukraine
Coordinates	49°23′49″N 25°36′33″E

History

The stronghold, located on a mountain on the right bank of the Seret River, was frequently attacked and invaded, as it stood on the so-called Tartar route. In 1675, during the invasion of Ibrahim Szyszman, the castle was besieged by the Turks; after a 15-day defense, it surrendered on the condition that the crew and residents be let go. The invaders did not honor the agreement. The commanders (including the commandant of the castle, a certain Orchyjowski, with his three sons) were murdered by being impaled, while the rest of the defenders were abducted into slavery.^[3][6] For a period the fortress was the seat of the Zborowski family, given as a dowry by Zofia, daughter of Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan,^[7] who married Samuel Zborowski.^[8][9] In 1637, the stronghold was purchased by Stanislaw Koniecpolski, castellan of Kraków and Grand Hetman of the Crown.^[3] Subsequent owners of the castle were the Sieniawski, Lubomirski and Mniszech families.^[3] At the end of the 19th century, the castle was converted into stables.

Palace in Mykulyntsi

From the mid-18th century, the owner of the castle was Ludwika Potocka of the Mniszech family, castellan of Krakow, who bought the estate from the Lubomirskis and built the current palace.^[3] In 1792 the owner of the palace was the baron Konopka family.^[3] At the beginning of the 19th century Jan Konopka arranged a cloth factory in part of the castle halls, which could not withstand competition from factories existing in the western Austrian provinces.^[3][4] The palace now houses a physical therapy sanatorium. The former interiors were adapted for medical activities and no longer have stylish features.^[9]

Architecture

The castle in the 16th century was a residential building with four wings 75 meters long and large cellars. Its outer walls were 2 meters thick. Inside the fortress was a courtyard, accessed by entrance gates, located on the east and west sides. Towers three stories high with gun emplacements stood at three corners.^[9]

Gallery

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  Castle ruins at present
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  Castle ruins before 1939
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  Palace
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  Palace from the side of the park