Fortress village Sataniv

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Friends, in the continuation of the theme of the cultural treasures of the village of Satan, suggest a photo report about his visit to the fortress Satanovskiy partially preserved to this day.

The first mention of Satanov dates back to 1404 year. However, the development of the city is constantly hindered by regular attacks Tatars, who ravaged all of which happened. Therefore, to protect against Basurmanov the city built the castle. But Tatar raids from it have not stopped.

01 - View of the tower of the fortress from the river





CASTLE, XIV, XV-XVI centuries., 1724
Located in the northern part of the village on the high left bank of the river. Zbruch. Built in the XV century. on the site of earlier fortifications XIV century. At the end of the XVI century. has been extended, I was pentagonal in shape with corner pentagonal towers. From the mid to the end of the XVII century. It has been destroyed. Along with the fortifications was restored in 1724. At present, three were pentahedral corner towers of the XVI century. and ancient, freestanding, round.

02 - Layout fortress



North, pentagonal tower was preserved to a height of three storeys. I put on a high scarp plinth on a steep slope. The thickness of the stone walls of 1, 5 m. Overlapping - laid flat on the diagonal beams (not preserved). Loopholes - from expanding in both directions cheeks, rectangular skylights and arched bridges. The windows on the third tier - with arched bridges. On top of the walls of the third tier, in the north-west corner - white stone consoles, the parapet IV stage (not preserved). Under them - decorative belt from one of a number of bricks. At the corners of the facades of the tower, from the top of the scarp walls, built of white stone blocks.

03 - Information plate



West Tower of the decision and is similar to the safety of the north. Linking their defensive wall in the lower part has two openings, which are taken out into the ditch. The loopholes of the first tier are located high above the ground. The length of the wall on the north tower has 4 big windows with white stone architraves palace housing (not preserved).

04 - view of the castle from the G.E.S. upstream



East Tower in ruins.
Ancient round tower with a diameter of 6 m preserved to a height of four storeys. The thickness of the stone walls of the first tier 1, 2 m. Ceilings are flat on beams. The loopholes of the first and second tiers - with divergent inside the tower cheeks and light outer opening 13 cm in width and 25 cm in height. Framed and covered with white stone blocks. On the outer walls of the tower traces of the adjoining stone defensive walls of a thickness of 1, 1 m. To them three-quarters of the tower appeared on the floor side.

05 - view of the castle from the middle of the river



The monument is a type of regular pentagonal castle, formed on the basis of earlier fortifications. Of particular interest is the only surviving small round tower, which allows to follow the evolution of the flanking towers, battlements and other characteristic of defensive architecture, details.

06 - another kind ...



The castle was built in the XIV century on the banks of the river is very high Zbruch. In the XV century, it took its total reconstruction, which is often referred to as the date of construction of the historians. A hundred years later the castle experienced another large-scale restructuring, which resulted in a pentagonal towers.
The area of ​​the castle was 1, 5 hectares. In 1617 it was the invasion of the Tatars, who robbed the city and took away many people in captivity.

07 - standing in front of the first corner tower ...



During the national liberation war, the troops of Bohdan Khmelnytsky visited the walls of the castle, captured the city of Satan, in that it has helped the local population.

08 - the fortress is a very picturesque place



In 1651, for Satanova begins a very difficult period. He becomes the property of the Turks - the Poles and vice versa. In 1676 the Turkish sultan destroyed all the cities that were on the tail. Residents Satanova protect all forces from behind the walls of the castle. But the Turks did get the city and killed four thousand people. Since then, the city has three years belongs to the Turks, but Poland still regaining skirts, and with it, and Satan.
Castle Satanov visited the Russian Tsar Peter I. He lived in a small house lock. In memory of this it established the Russian coat of arms.

09 - inside the tower a blooming garden



In 1720-1724 the castle's owner was Adam Sinyavsky. He spent reconstruction. There were two lines of walls; internal and external, between which was dug another ditch defense.

10 - thicker wall decent



The greatest threat to the castle came in the XX century. Then the power of the city Satanova decided that the castle threatens human life and must be destroyed. However, caring for historic buildings people have made the cancellation of this decision.

11 - view from the first tower on the course Zbruch



12 - passage in the "garden" of the first tower. there is nothing interesting, only stones



13 - Promote the wall on ...



14 - view of the wall and the second corner tower



15 - the second corner tower



16 - view from the second tower at the field



17 - view of the G.E.S. the second corner tower



18 - pipe forge



19 - the second corner tower inside



20 - through the loophole



21 - corner of the fortress



22 - the outer part of the tower



23 - the second corner tower outside



24 - decided to climb the wall of the tower



25 - a loop-hole in the wall



26 - kind of nice. I stand in the place where once there were some buildings. Now there is a mountain of ruins. even take a picture ...
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27 - 3rd surviving tower - a round. a small, but very interesting. unfortunately, come in, come closer, or just walk around could not because of the number of guard dogs. of this tower is the territory with the protection of a sugar factory. in part, this plant is built in the fortress.

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