- Type
- Ruin
- Origins
- 1270 · 13th century per Wikidata: founding, first mention or construction
- Style
- Category:Slavic architecture
- Coordinates
- 49.8483°, 24.0389°
History
The first, timber stronghold on Castle Hill was probably built in the second half of the 13th century under Leo I, Prince of Galicia. After Casimir the Great brought Lviv under Polish rule in the mid-14th century, a masonry fortress rose here, guarding the city for centuries and also serving as a prison. In 1648 it was stormed by Maksym Kryvonis's Cossacks, and in 1704 by the Swedish army of Charles XII. The neglected castle decayed, and after Austria took Lviv its walls were pulled down and the stone reused in the city. Between 1869 and 1900 the Union of Lublin Mound was raised on the summit.
What to see
The hill is now a park whose paths climb to the top of the Union of Lublin Mound, with a panorama of the Old Town's church towers and town hall. All that survives of the castle is a stretch of defensive wall on the slope. A television mast stands nearby, and the park is a favourite place for locals to stroll.
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