Koritovsky Castle

Ternopil Castle in Ternopil, Ukraine, was built in 1540 by Hetman Jan Tarnovsky to protect the surrounding lands from attacks by the Tatars. In 1548, a large pond was built near the castle. In the XVII century, the fortifications of the castle were expanded. The castle was repeatedly destroyed and attacked. After the attack of the Turks in 1672, the castle was destroyed, in the XIX century Count Koritovsky builds a palace on the site of the castle, for which the remaining fortifications - gates, towers and walls were demolished.

In 1843, the castle was captured by the Austrians and used as a barracks. In 1917, it was badly damaged by fires and was rebuilt between 1926 and 1931. The castle also suffered during the Second World War. In the 1950s the castle was restored.

Since 1957, a sports school has been located within the walls of the castle. In 2007, archaeological excavations were carried out on the territory of the castle.

From the original castle, built in the XVI century, only fragments of the basement of the castle remained - two-tier vaulted casemates.