| Skalat Castle | |
| Native Name: | Скалатський замок |
| Native Name Lang: | uk |
| Location: | Skalat, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast |
| Coordinates: | 49.4261°N 25.9731°W |
| Location Country: | Ukraine |
| Status: | Architectural monument of national importance |
Skalat Castle (uk|Скалатський замок) is located in Skalat, Ternopil Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. The castle was built around 1630, by, the swordbearer of Halych,[1] and an architectural monument of national importance.[2]
The castle was destroyed during the Cossack wars and was not rebuilt until the 18th century. The stronghold was completely destroyed during World War I.[1]
The castle successively passed into the hands of the Chodkiewicz, Korecki and Wichrowski families. Wichrowski's daughter Weronika married Sanok castellan Jan Firlej.[3] Then: Firlej's,[1] Scipio del Campo, Kalinowski's, Anna Kalinowska (née Lanckorońska), and Poniatowski.[4] In the 18th century it was owned by Maria née Wodzicki Scypionowa, and from 1869 the castle was ruled by Suesskind Rozenstock and his sons,[4] who held it until World War I.[3]
The castle was founded on a quadrilateral plan with five-sided towers at the corners. The entrance to the castle led through a stone gate with two wickets on the sides, on which were placed stone slabs with the history of the building and also a sculpture of a knight standing on top of the gate. This knight is leaning on a shield bearing the coats of arms of Jelita, Rawicz, Leliwa and Scypion. This part of the castle dates back to 1795.[3] By the end of the 19th century there were defensive moats and ramparts, as well as a brick entrance gate, the top of which is decorated with three stone figures. A residential house stood inside the ramparts; the current owners erected a beautiful and spacious brick house here.[4] Everything that exists today is the result of reconstruction carried out in the interwar period.[1]