Cherkasy Castle
Cherkasy Castle (Ukrainian: Черка́си замок) is a former medieval wooden castle in Cherkasy Ukraine built as a defense against enemies of the Golden Horde and later against Turks and Crimean Tatars .[3]
| Cherkasy Castle | |
|---|---|
Черкаський замок | |
| Ukraine | |
  Cherkasy Castle Cherkasy Castle  Cherkasy Castle Cherkasy Castle (Ukraine) | |
| Coordinates | 49°25′40″N 32°04′35″E |
| Site information | |
| Condition | No trace |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1392 |
| Materials | Oak and pine logs, filled with earth.[1] |
| Fate | demolished 20 June 1768[2] |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | Cossacks |
The city of Cherkasy grew up around the castle.[1] The wooden castle was rebuilt in 1549.[1] Today traces of the castle no longer exist.[2]
The structure of the castle
The dimensions of the first castle were 60 meters (200 ft) by 40 meters (130 ft) along the Dnieper strip.[2] The walls were built of oak and pine logs, placed vertically and very tightly filled with earth.[1] At the corners of 4 pine towers were large-caliber guns, made in Cherkasy in 1532.[2]
The castle was located within the modern square of Bohdan Khmelnytsky , on Castle Hill. At that time, Kyiv region was under the rule of Lithuania, and Cherkasy was owned by Skirgaila.[1] The walls of which stretched along the hem of the modern Rose Valley.[1]
The castle had barns, stables, barns, a house for the elderly, rooms for guests, a house for the castle staff, two pubs, a prison and a church.[1] It was surrounded by a wide moat.[1] The city of Cherkasy itself was built on both sides of the castle which had a fortification and a prison with two gates.[1][2]
Site today
The square is equipped with footpaths, lighting and park benches. At the entrance to the park there is a stele with the image of Bohdan Khmelnytsky in honor of the 325th anniversary of the reunification of Ukraine with Russia. In the center is a monument to a prominent Cossack ataman, and short-lived Voivode (Prince) of Moldavia, Ioan Potcoavă.[4]
See also
References
- YUKHNO, Boris. "240 years ago the Haidamaks destroyed the most important city fortification". Magazine of Cherkasy region. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ISAYEVA, Olga. "The secret of the Kaniv dungeon". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- Tronko, Petro (1972). The history of cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR. Cherkasy Oblast. - K.: Home Edition.
- "Parks in Ukraine". Retrieved 5 March 2021.