The Korets Castle ( uk, Корецький замок) is a

castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

built in

Korets Korets (, russian: link=no, Корец, , yi, קאריץ ''Koritz'') is a city in Rivne Oblast in Ukraine. The city is located on the Korchyk river, 66 kilometers to the east of Rivne. It is administrative center of Korets Raion. Population: ...

ca. 1400 by either Prince Theodor

Ostrogski The House of Ostrogski ( pl, Ostrogscy, lt, Ostrogiškiai, ua, Острозькі - ''Ostroz'ki'') was one of the more prominent families in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The fa ...

or Prince

Dymitr Korybut Kaributas (''Koribut'', ''Korybut'', baptized ''Dmitry''; after 1350 – after 1404) was a son of Algirdas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, and reigned in Severian Novgorod until 1393. Kaributas was born some time after 1350 (exact date is unknown) ...

. Its main tower is featured in the town's emblem. The moated castle on the bank of the Korchyk River was the seat of the princely

House of Korets The House of Korecki (Polish: ród Koreckich (Korecki clan), Koreccy) was a princely family of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania origin. The name is derived from the original seat of the family at the Korets Castle, which was part of the Grand Duchy ...

between the 15th and 17th centuries. After the main princely line died out in 1651, Korets passed through inheritance to a junior line of the

Czartoryski The House of Czartoryski (feminine form: Czartoryska, plural: Czartoryscy; lt, Čartoriskiai) is a Polish princely family of Lithuanian- Ruthenian origin, also known as the Familia. The family, which derived their kin from the Gediminids dyna ...

family. In 1780,

Józef Klemens Czartoryski Prince Józef Klemens Czartoryski (1740–1810) was a Polish nobleman ( szlachcic) who owned Korets Castle. He was a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle, awarded in 1767. He became the Grand Stalininkas of Lithuania in 1764, Klucznik (Stew ...

rebuilt the castle to serve as his main residence. As Józef Klemens had no male issue, the castle was neglected after his death. It burnt down in the wake of the

November Uprising The November Uprising (1830–31), also known as the Polish–Russian War 1830–31 or the Cadet Revolution, was an armed rebellion in the heartland of partitioned Poland against the Russian Empire. The uprising began on 29 November 1830 in W ...

in 1832. Over the years the ruins have steadily deteriorated and by the late 20th century have all but disappeared.

References

* Памятники градостроительства и архитектуры Украинской ССР. Киев: Будивельник, 1983–1986. Том 3, с. 312.

External links

* Castles in Ukraine Buildings and structures in Rivne Oblast Czartoryski family {{Portal bar, Ukraine, Architecture