Castle in Dubno

Dubensky Zamok situated on the Cape by the river in the town Ikva Dubno Rivne region.

The castle was built on the site of ancient fortifications in 1492 , Konstantin Ivanovich Ostrozhsky . At the beginning of the XVII century castle rebuilt in the style of Ostrog Janusz late Renaissance . Later, the castle owned by the brothers, Sangushko , Lubomirski .Over the entire period of the castle was never captured despite the attempts of the Tatars , Cossacks, Russian and Swedish troops.

from the south and east of the castle washed by the river Ikva . From the city's castle fortified gronverkom , which consists of two 60 -degree in terms of brick and stone bastions and curtain casemated between them.Before gronverkom is a deep ditch with casemated scarps . Gates arranged in a three-storey gatehouse building of XV century, which has completely lost its original form as a result of numerous reconstructions. On the territory there are two-storied palace of the XVI century and Ostrozhsky Lubomirski XVIII century.

In ancient times, the castle had a slightly different form - it was a harsh construction impregnable fortress. For centuries it was rebuilt several times . Many of the castle building , if not replaced by new ones, then re- strengthened in the early XVII century, the last prince of the genus Ostrozhsky - Janusz .Added onto the brick walls of eskarpovyh and guard towers on the bastions , which were casemates connected to the dungeons . From the east to the castle of the surrounding area of ancient settlement with the remains of the old castle Ostrozhsky . Between the mound and a castle in the valley was a moat filled with water it is easy to Ikvy .Another, much larger defensive ditch on the west side of town , could also fill them. It was a wooden bridge (now metal , pontoon , established in 1963 ).

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