Cherkasy Castle

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Cherkasy Castle
Черкаський замок
Ukraine
Cherkasy Castle is located in Cherkasy Oblast
Cherkasy Castle
Cherkasy Castle
Cherkasy Castle
Coordinates49°25′40″N 32°04′35″E / 49.42778°N 32.07639°E / 49.42778; 32.07639Coordinates: 49°25′40″N 32°04′35″E / 49.42778°N 32.07639°E / 49.42778; 32.07639
Site information
ConditionNo trace
Site history
Built1392 (1392)
MaterialsOak and pine logs, filled with earth.[1]
Fatedemolished 20 June 1768[2]
Garrison information
OccupantsCossacks

Cherkasy Castle (Ukrainian: Черка́си замок) is a former medieval wooden castle in Cherkasy Ukraine built as a defense against enemies of the Golden Horde and later against Turks and Crimean Tatars .[3]

The city of Cherkasy grew up around the castle.[1] The wooden castle was rebuilt in 1549.[1] Today traces of the castle no longer exist.[2]

The structure of the castle[]

The dimensions of the first castle were 60 meters (200 ft) by 40 meters (130 ft) along the Dnieper strip.[2] The walls were built of oak and pine logs, placed vertically and very tightly filled with earth.[1] At the corners of 4 pine towers were large-caliber guns, made in Cherkasy in 1532.[2]

The castle was located within the modern square of Bohdan Khmelnytsky , on Castle Hill. At that time, Kyiv region was under the rule of Lithuania, and Cherkasy was owned by Skirgaila.[1] The walls of which stretched along the hem of the modern  [uk].[1]

The castle had barns, stables, barns, a house for the elderly, rooms for guests, a house for the castle staff, two pubs, a prison and a church.[1] It was surrounded by a wide moat.[1] The city of Cherkasy itself was built on both sides of the castle which had a fortification and a prison with two gates.[1][2]

Site today[]

The square is equipped with footpaths, lighting and park benches. At the entrance to the park there is a stele with the image of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in honor of the 325th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. In the center is a monument to a prominent Cossack ataman, and short-lived Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia, Ioan Potcoavă.[4]

See also[]

List of castles in Ukraine

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i YUKHNO, Boris. "240 years ago the Haidamaks destroyed the most important city fortification". Magazine of Cherkasy region. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e ISAYEVA, Olga. "The secret of the Kaniv dungeon". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ^ Tronko, Petro (1972). The history of cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR. Cherkasy Oblast. - K.: Home Edition.
  4. ^ "Parks in Ukraine". Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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