The Castle of Bar

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Digital Reconstruction of the Castle of Bar in Ukraine

The territory of Bar was populated since ancient times. After Olgerd's conquest (Syni Wody battle) the territory had been included to the Podillya principality, that was a part of Great Lithuanian principality. The construction of big town-castles had begun.

The first documentary sign about the town named "Rov" goes back to 1401. Famous Ukrainian historian Myhailo Grushevskiy wrote "... in 1405 Rov was a populated town, and it meant that the process of population had been held in previous times..."

Although, there is a theory that the castle had been built by Koriatovych brothers. Due to the theory a wooden castle had been built in 1380, much earlier before the town was mentioned. The castle had double wooden walls and towers. In 1430, when the last member of Koriatovych family died, Rov became the property of Poland Kingdom.

After Tatars' invasions to Podillya (1453, 1 457, 1469, 1474, 1478, 1489 1490, 1494, 1498) the castle had been renewed continuously.

New masonry castle had been built under Martin Gerburt command, who was the elderly of Bar in 1553-1570. The main function of the castle was to strengthen the Poland's south borders and to block the exit to the Black Sea. The Castle of Bar became the third (after Kamianets and Medgibizh) fortress of Poland and it was often called "the gate of Polish Ukraine".

Many sources were used to recreate the outer walls and position of the Castle of Bar and here is it!