Castles of Western Ukraine. Kamenets-Podilsky fortress.
In Western Ukraine, there are a large number of castles and fortresses. During the last hundreds of years, this land was on the border of three states and cultures. In our time, the most preserved Kamyanets-Podolskaya and Khotyn fortresses
One of the most famous fortresses of Ukraine is located in Kamyanets-Podilskyi. In the 14th century Lithuanian princes Koryatovichi built a fortress on the cape of the Smotrych river.
For a long time the fortress was a stronghold of Christianity, but later it was annexed by the Ottoman Empire. After the partition of Poland Kamyanets-Podolsky fortress lost its strategic importance.
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