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The Ostroh Castle (Ukrainian: Острозький замок, Ostroz'kyi zamok, Polish: Zamek w Ostrogu) is a castle in the city of Ostroh, located in the Rivne Oblast of western Ukraine. In the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, the castle was the key stronghold of the powerful House of Ostroh .
Uherský Ostroh lies in the cultural region of Moravian Slovakia. Annual cultural events in the town include ceremonial opening of the tourist season, theatrical mini-festival, European Heritage Days celebrations, and hody. Sights Church of Saint Andrew. The most important monument is the Uherský Ostroh Castle.
The Ostroh Castle from above. Ostroh, first mentioned in 1100, is a town with a population of about 15 thousand people located in the south of Rivne Oblast. The main attraction of the town is its old castle located on the top of the hill. In the 14th-16th centuries, this was the ancestral nest of the Ostrogski family – one of the greatest ...
Stone Tower (Ostroh castle) - a unique medieval fortification Volyn. It belongs to the residential type of defensive towers. In some places it reaches a wall thickness of 2.6 meters (!). Once at the bottom (basement) floor gunpowder stored reserves necessary for long-term protection of the fortress, and supplies; there was also a deep well.
Ostroh, first mentioned in 1100, is a small town with a population of about 13 thousand people located in the Rivne region, 48 km south-east of Rivne. The most famous landmark of the town is the Ostroh Castle standing on a hilltop. The castle was built on the site of the wooden fortifications of the times of Kievan Rus, destroyed by the Mongols ...
The only accessible place in the castle is museum that exhibits famous Ostroh Bible, the first full book printed in East Slavic languages (1580). What to expect • Stone gate, church inside the walls, ruins of one tower and significantly rebuilt another tower that looks like an average end of XIX century brick building and hosts museum inside
