Zhovkva Hotels
(Lviv-Zovka
–Krehov –Lviv)
Departure at 10.00
Return to Lviv at 16.00
Zhovka Castle
This is another of the Lviv region castles connected to Poland’s King
Jan III Sobieski, who made it one of his regional Hotelss in the
latter half of the seventeenth century. Zhovkva is noted for the remains
of fortifications including the Glynska and Zwirynetska Gates, the castle
itself and the cathedral and bell tower. Also of worth seeing are the
Dominican and Basilian monasteries, the wooden churches and the giant
synagogue. Zhovkva is an excellent example of the unique architectural
style of a 17th century fortress town and offers a window into the imperial
aspirations of the Polish rulers who built it.
Distance to Lviv: 36 km.
Quite a bit Ukrainian cities
can be praised tailings of old fortifications, but only Zhovkva on Lvivshuni
has full authority to name their fortress of «ideal». Exactly on its
territory in the first half of XV²² of century there was a unique
mint in Ukraine on which from silver of widow of hetman Zholkevs'kogo
minted chinks
Staroslayanskiye Vinniki, medieval
Zhovkva, Nesterov of soviet times... Name of city changed often, and
every historical epoch brought in the characteristic features in its
appearance. However, now his center looks almost the same as in the
Middle Ages, and the name at a city again Zhovkva...
The village Vinniki first mentioned
in chronicles for 1242. A local population was engaged in making of
wine - from here and the name. And until now suburb which begins after
Glinskiy gates is named Vinniki. The remarkable standard of wooden architecture
- church of Christmas remained since 1705.
In 1594 a great hetman Stanislas
Zholkevskiy (1547-1620) was crowned and planned to make Vinniki as city
fortress. And in 1603, when under Revelem he won a victory over Swedes,
the king Sigmund ²²² gave a small town a Magdeburg law and as the
honored difference the name on the last name of noble magnate — «Zhovkva».
Under influence of «Utopia»
of Thomas Mora in Europe then actively there were built «ideal»
cities. Taking for basis the project of the Italian architect B. Morando
the rectangular quarters, there were built-up two-storied houses, well-known
Lvov masters of P.
Happy, Ï. Rimlyanin and À.
Pruhulnuy put forces to build of ideal Zhovkva. Main attention was paid
to the castle, constructed in 1594-1606. Its south-west part was decorated
by the opened gallery, served as a palace. And although magnificent
halls, treasury and arsenal, remained in the history, the facade of
outpost became the decoration of city again.
Near the castle, just at the
foot of mountain, there was located «Menagerie» - a park, on
the green meadows of which chamois’s and deer grazed once. Hunting
equipages were favorite leisure of all owners of the castle — Zholkevs'kikh,
Danilovichey and their grandchild — king of Poland Jan ²²² Sobesskiy.
Exactly the last one, chosen Zhovkva castle of his Hotels, luxuriously
decorated it, because of what and stronghold, and whole the city went
it’s the highest bloom.
Departure in Krekhov
Distance to the Krekhov from Zhovkva - 10 km . Inspection of the St.
Nicholas Basilian monastery (XVII century), Krehov monastery
- one of the best architectural ensembles of a defensive nature in Ukraine.
After excursions to the monastery, we pass into the forest to
sacred spring. If the weather permits, we could inspect the cave in
which the Krekhivska monastery founders lived.
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