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Svirzh Castle in the Lviv region

Svirzh Castle is a castle located in a small village of Svirzh in the Lviv region. It is a unique monument of defensive architecture of the 15th-17th centuries. The castle, originally built as a fortress, lost its original appearance after the reconstruction made in the 17th century.

Despite its favorable defensive location – on Mount Belz, surrounded by impassable swamps and lakes – the castle with moats and a drawbridge could hardly have any significant defensive value because of the palace style of its architecture.

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The current state of Svirzh Castle leaves much to be desired, only the outer walls remained. In the courtyard, you can see a big well used as the source of water during sieges.

You can reach Svirzh Castle by public transport, go to the Lviv bus station #5 (Luhansk Street, 2), the bus route Lviv-Peremyshlyany. Svirzh Castle on Google Maps. Photos by: Taras Kashchak.

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