General Information.

Svirzh Castle is located in the same village, Lviv region , 40 km from Lviv region Peremyshlyany . The first mention of the castle Svirzh in written sources dates back to 1427 year, when he was visited by the Polish king Vladislav II.At that time, had the status of Svirzh city, and already September 22, 1449 was the separation between rural and urban Svirzh. The castle was built in 1482 , still had the status of the settlement , now Svirzh - just a big village, through which the river spreads wide ponds Svirzh.In photos Svirzhsky lock , many readers surely know the castle of the famous movie The Three Musketeers , was there to film the movie.

around the castle .

The surroundings here are very picturesque - a landscape reminiscent of the Carpathians in miniature : a rather steep cliffs, lush green forests , lakes and ponds are pleasing to the eye , but if you are traveling by car, be prepared for the road. In general, for this area is ideal cycling.

The story of the castle.

The castle has a complicated history .Despite his good defensive position - the castle was surrounded by impassable marshes , ponds, at the foot of the walls - and moats drawbridge , the palace architecture of its type is hardly intended as a defensive structure. Do not just lock suffered from numerous conquests. It is known that during the Ukrainian-Polish war in 1648-1654 .lock permanently won the Cossack troops , and in 1648 - burned by Tatars. But in 1672, and in 1675 he survived the Turkish siege, and hid in the walls gentry, who had fled from Pomoryanskogo castle nearby .

The first mention of the castle is connected with the noble Svirzh Svirzzhskih native , who belonged to the city in the XV century., And dated 1530 year. In the middle of XVII century the castle became the property of G. Tsetnera . That's when he bought it the form which has kept to this day : the graph is considerably rebuilt and strengthened the castle, which served as the family nest to actually Tsetnerov XIX century. A more troubled XX century brought anxiety and Svirzh.The castle changed owners , suffered losses during the First and Second World Wars, it burned and renewed , destroyed , and again resumed his caring owners .

on the wall of the castle you will see a bas-relief of a griffin at the entrance, which is part of the destroyed emblem Svirzzhskih .Inside the castle consists of two houses - the upper ( main, front ) and bottom - economic . In the courtyard a deep well in the center. A legend about a girl who drowned for treason in this well and whose ghost still lives in the castle.

If you are lucky enough to get inside the castle (unfortunately, this is not always possible) you will see the old wooden bridges and caves , chimneys and battlements . Around the castle is preserved church dating from the fifteenth century. Now it is building the Renaissance , built on the site of the old wooden church .To the right of the castle, among the bushes and trees, you can discover the ruins of an old watchtower .

Our days.

In recent years, the castle was restored , and without damaging the pristine character and architecture. Some work is being done now.And from July 31 to August 2, 2009 in Svirzh planned unprecedented in Ukraine festival cultures of the world , from which the money will go also to the restoration of the castle.

The festival will present music and literature , dance and crafts, performing arts and cuisines of almost all corners of the world .After the festival we will try to do a special article to the photographic , dedicated to this event.

How to get to the village Svirzh :.

from Lviv by bus number 5 , which is located on the street. Lugano (near the circle and st. Green ) go straight to the bus Svirzh.You can still get to Peremyshlyany , and from there the local bus quite often go through Svirzh. Also back itself , either through Peremyshlyany , or , if lucky , a direct shuttle from Svirzh.

The coordinates for GPS:.

N 49o 39 ' 07.13 .

E 24o 25 ' 58.11 .

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