The Castle on the Mount Bona is still the 12th century. Have experienced these once- mighty walls and attack the troops of Batu, and the Tatar raids, and the Polish-Lithuanian siege. In the 14th century, the Poles fought Kremenets with the Lithuanians , and the city remained anybody . And then it was made a wise decision - the city will get those who will be able otsroit there fortress . She built a prince Vytautas .In the 16th century the town passed into the hands of the Poles , and the castle became one of the most powerful strongholds of the Commonwealth. Surprisingly, the walls of the castle Kremenets hid from the troops of the Polish gentry of Bohdan Khmelnytsky. But six weeks after the siege of the fortress was taken by troops Krivonosa . Taken and destroyed. forever .So sad that such walls are already quite in ruins , and only fans of the history of Ukraine are coming here to look at the flavor of the town of Kremenets , Volyn town which is called the Switzerland.
To reach Kremenets is not difficult. From the bus station in the city of Ternopil walking bus (cost about 5 USD).
In addition to the castle in the town you should definitely look at the Jesuit Collegium, the walls of which now houses the Teachers College, not far from here - Kremenets Botanical Garden, also for fans of churches - Nicholas Cathedral. Residents of the city takes pride in the palace Dzembovskoy Carolina , built in the 18th century.And there is another monument - the old Cossack cemetery on the Mount . Here rest the body of brave Cossacks killed during the siege of the fortress.
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