Skala-Podilska Castle
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| Skala-Podilska Castle | |
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Скала-Подільський замок | |
 Ruins of the Tarło palace in the courtyard | |
 Interactive map of Skala-Podilska Castle | |
| General information | |
| Status | Architectural monument of national importance |
| Location | Skala-Podilska, Chortkiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 48°51′24.6″N 26°11′57.2″E / 48.856833°N 26.199222°E |
| Official name | Замок (Castle) |
| Type | Architecture |
| Reference no. | 190019 |
The Skala-Podilska Castle (Ukrainian: Скала-Подільський замок, romanized: Skala-Podil'skyi zamok) it is located Skala-Podilska of the Ternopil Oblast, above a ravine of the Zbruch River, on a rocky promontory accessible only from the south. An architectural monument of national importance.[1]
The castle was erected in the 14th century by the family of the Prince Koriatowiczów.[2] Then, after 1515, it was significantly expanded by Stanislaw Lanckoroński of Brzezie (1465–1535) of Zadora coat of arms,[2] starosta of Kamieniec, later Sandomierz voivode at the behest of King Sigismund I the Old.[3] The Lanckoronski family owned the castle until 1706. Then the owners were the Tarłows. All that remains of the castle, which occupied the entire promontory, is a massive 16th-century tower, standing at the base of the promontory.
