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Citadel of Baturyn Fortress
The wooden Cossack fortress in Baturyn on the Seym River was reconstructed in 2009 on the same site where from 1669 to 1708 the fortified residence of three Ukrainian hetmans was located: Demyan Mnohohrishny, Ivan Samoilovich, Ivan Mazepa. The life and activity of Pylyp Orlyk and Kyrylo Rozumovsky are also connected with the hetman's capital in Baturyn (a monument "Hetmans. Prayer for Ukraine" has been erected).
Baturyn Fortress was founded in 1625 on the ancient Russian settlement by Polish magnate Alexander Pyasochynsky. In 1664, when Baturyn was already a hundredth Cossack town, the fortress could not be captured by the troops of Polish King Jan Casimir. Baturyn fortress consisted of external urban earthen fortifications with a fence and a citadel (castle), where ...
Last update
11/30/2021
Categories | Castle / fortress, Museum / gallery |
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Date of foundation | 2009 |
Hours of work | 09:00-18:00 |
Address |
Partyzanska Street, 2
Baturyn |
Coordinates |
51.3427° N, 32.8872° E
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Phone | +380 4635 48 487, +380 4635 48 008, +380 67 542 9705, |
b.palaz@ukr.net , baturin.capital@ukr.net | |
Official site |
http://www.baturin-capital.gov... |
www.facebook.com/getmanskastol... | |
https://www.instagram.com/nikz... | |
YouTube |
https://www.youtube.com/channe... |
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