Zolochiv Castle

Zolochiv Castle
Zolochiv Castle
Zolochiv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine
	Chinese Palace (on the left) and Grand Palace (on the right).
Type	Castle
Site information
Condition	Survives in good condition.
Site history
Built	15th century

Zolochiv Castle was a residence of the Sobieski noble family on a hill at the confluence of two small rivers in the south-eastern part of Zolochiv (Polish: Złoczów), Galicia (now part of Ukraine's Lviv Oblast).

The rectangular fort was built in 1634–36 by

Queen Marie

.

In 1672, the castle was taken after a 6-days siege by the

Austrian crown

in 1834.

In the 19th century, the castle was adapted for use as a hospital and barracks. It was turned into a prison in 1872 and continued in use after the

September Campaign. There's a chapel commemorating the victims of the NKVD

on the grounds of the castle.

Thousands of people belonging to the Jewish faith were taken from Zolochiv and were killed by the Germans at the outbreak of Operation Barbarossa.

Since 1985, the complex has been supervised by the

dinosaur bone chandeliers, and a replica of a typical royal crown from the 13th century, that could be similar to that of Daniel of Galicia