Zolotyi Potik

The town of Zolotoy Potok is located on the river. Potochek 20 km south of Buchach. It has been known since 1388 as Zagaypole. In the XVI century. King Sigismund I presented the village to Count J. Potocki, and since then it has belonged to this gentry family for over 200 years. The new owners built a defensive castle here, achieved the status of a town for the village and renamed it Golden Stream (according to legend, during the siege of the castle, the thirsty defenders accidentally found a saving source in the dungeon). In 1601 the city was granted the Magdeburg Law and the Pilava coat of arms. The Potocki castle (17th century) has survived: a palace, an entrance tower, walls (now there are workshops on the territory). In 1840 a new one-story palace was built. A baroque church from t ...

The town of Zolotoy Potok is located on the river. Potochek 20 km south of Buchach. It has been known since 1388 as Zagaypole. In the XVI century. King Sigismund I presented the village to Count J. Potocki, and since then it has belonged to this gentry family for over 200 years. The new owners built a defensive castle here, achieved the status of a town for the village and renamed it Golden Stream (according to legend, during the siege of the castle, the thirsty defenders accidentally found a saving source in the dungeon). In 1601 the city was granted the Magdeburg Law and the Pilava coat of arms. The Potocki castle (17th century) has survived: a palace, an entrance tower, walls (now there are workshops on the territory). In 1840 a new one-story palace was built. A baroque church from the 17th century has also survived.