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The Zhovkva Castle ( Ukrainian: Жовківський замок; Polish: Zamek w Żółkwi) occupies the principal square of the town of Zhovkva in Ukraine. It was founded by Polish Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski as his fortified residence. Construction began in 1594 and was mostly completed in 1606.
The town center of Zhovkva was declared a heritage site in 1994, and restoration work is now under way. Zhovkva Castle, the town's oldest and largest building, former residence of hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski and King John III Sobieski, is being converted into a culture and conference hall.
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May 3, 2015 · Jan 2017 • Family. This is a great and very interesting historical place in a cross of roads to Western Europe. In 17th century it was one of the famous king castle in Eastern Europe. I've put 5 points coz in complex with town center it is an example of medieval ideal town on of the most interesting for whole Europe very similar to Palma Nova ...
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The Zhovkva Castle occupies the principal square of the town of Zhovkva in Ukraine. It was founded by Polish Hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski as his fortified residence. Construction began in 1594 and was mostly completed in 1606.
Jan 12, 2009 · The castle here is the head, and the big church over this way is the heart. The four entrance gates in the town walls were the arms and legs." Zhovkva was founded in 1594 as a private fortress...
Museum-Reserve Zhovkva Castle Zhovkva, the former royal residence and a bright example of the "ideal" town, lies on the northern slope of Roztochchia hills, at the foot of Mount Harai, near Lviv. It was founded in 1595 by Stanislaw Zolkiewski, Hetman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, and built according to the principles of ideal towns of ...
Zhovkva Castle is a prominent architectural monument of the Renaissance epoch. Stanislaw Zholkiewski ordered the castle to be built as a defense structure. It was constructed during 1594-1606.
