Yaniv Castle
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| Yaniv Castle | |
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Янівський замок | |
 Ruins of the castle | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Architectural monument of national importance |
| Location | Dolyna, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast |
| Country | Ukraine |
| Coordinates | 49°12′43″N 25°43′29″E / 49.21194°N 25.72472°E |
The Yaniv Castle (Ukrainian: Янівський замок, romanized: Yanivs'kyi zamok) is located in Dolyna, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. The stronghold was built in the 17th century on a sloping[1] hill[2] by Jan Golski, Voivode of Podolia and Castellan of Halych,[1] brother of Stanisław Golski, Voivode of Rus, and an architectural monument of national importance.[3][4]
Architecture
The defensive castle was built on a rectangular plan, on the north side of the peninsula, the only one that led to the village.[1] It was a stone structure having: a dwelling, a chapel, and round and square towers, surrounded by a wall,[2] which, damaged in several places later, also protected the church. The castle's corners were fortified with towers, of which two are best preserved: a quadrilateral and cylindrical one on the north side, converted into the parish priest's cellar. Its preserved remains by the thickness of the walls testify to the castle's former fortress.[1] The Roman Catholic Church standing among the ruins[1] is probably a converted castle chapel.[2]
