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Svirzh may refer to: Geography * Svirzh (Desna), tributary of Desna * Svirzh (Dnieper), tributary of Dnieper Places *Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, village in Lviv Raion **Svirzh Castle Svirz Castle ( uk, Свірзький замок, Svirz'kyi zamok, pl, Zamek w Świrzu) is a fortified aristocratic residence in Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was originally built by the Świrski noble family in the 15th century. Inside the c ..., castle in the above village * Svirzh, Sumy Oblast, village in Shostka Raion {{disambig, geodis ...
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Svirzh (Desna)
Svirzh may refer to: Geography * Svirzh (Desna), tributary of Desna * Svirzh (Dnieper), tributary of Dnieper Places *Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, village in Lviv Raion **Svirzh Castle Svirz Castle ( uk, Свірзький замок, Svirz'kyi zamok, pl, Zamek w Świrzu) is a fortified aristocratic residence in Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was originally built by the Świrski noble family in the 15th century. Inside the c ..., castle in the above village * Svirzh, Sumy Oblast, village in Shostka Raion {{disambig, geodis ...
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Svirzh (Dnieper)
Svirzh may refer to: Geography *Svirzh (Desna), tributary of Desna * Svirzh (Dnieper), tributary of Dnieper Places *Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, village in Lviv Raion **Svirzh Castle Svirz Castle ( uk, Свірзький замок, Svirz'kyi zamok, pl, Zamek w Świrzu) is a fortified aristocratic residence in Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was originally built by the Świrski noble family in the 15th century. Inside the c ..., castle in the above village * Svirzh, Sumy Oblast, village in Shostka Raion {{disambig, geodis ...
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Svirzh, Lviv Oblast
Svirzh ( uk, Свірж; pl, Świrz) is a village located in Lviv Raion of Lviv Oblast (region) in western Ukraine. It belongs to Bibrka urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. History Svirzh was first mentioned in 1416 as Szwyrzsz, and then later as Swerz (1443), Swyrz (1456), Swierz (1578) and so on. It initially belonged to the Lwów Land in the Ruthenian Voivodeship of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and to the Świrski noble family and was referred to as an oppidum (market town). In 1484, Andrzej and Marcin Świrski established a Roman Catholic parish. In 1581, the new brick church was built. The castle was built in the 16th century. The Cetner noble family ruled in the village in the middle of the 16th century. During the First Partition of Poland in 1772, the village became part of the new Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria of the Austrian Empire (from 1804). In the 19th century, the village had many owners: Sierakowski, Straczewski, Pierzchała, Wiktor, Ili ...
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Svirzh Castle
Svirz Castle ( uk, Свірзький замок, Svirz'kyi zamok, pl, Zamek w Świrzu) is a fortified aristocratic residence in Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was originally built by the Świrski noble family in the 15th century. Inside the castle is a small church dating from 1546. The stronghold was completely rebuilt in the 17th century at the behest of its new owner, Count Aleksander Cetner. It is believed that General Paweł Grodzicki was responsible for the modernisation of the castle's fortifications. Though surrounded on all sides by moats, lakes, and marshes, the fort was taken by the rebellious Cossacks on several occasions. In 1648, the Turks Turk or Turks may refer to: Communities and ethnic groups * Turkic peoples, a collection of ethnic groups who speak Turkic languages * Turkish people, or the Turks, a Turkic ethnic group and nation * Turkish citizen, a citizen of the Republic ... set it on fire; they were less successful during the Lwow raid of 167 ...
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