Mozyr castle Photo: Mozyr castle

Mozyr castle was reconstructed to the 850th anniversary of the city on the historic site - the Castle hill. For the first time in Mozyr castle was built on the site of a wooden stronghold in the XV century. At this time the Grand Duke Sigismund I sold the Mozyr Albrecht Hashtoldom "1500 copy pennies... ".

The impregnable fortress of the castle withstood three attacks in 1497, 1521, 1534. Outside the city walls and three defensive towers took refuge in the Palace, residential and commercial buildings, well, necessary in the siege and the temple of the Holy Saviour.

As the years passed. The population in Mozyr castle grew, so did his wealth. In 1576 it took to expand the territory of the castle. Boil the construction under the leadership of Mikhail Narbut. Were added to the Bird tower and the tower at the old market. The old-timers continued to call new towers "new castle", and the old territory, "the old castle". These names were fixed, despite the fact that the division was conditional – the whole territory of the Mozyr castle was surrounded by a single wall.

Today the reconstructed Mozyr Castle is not only interesting tourist site. He became the center of national culture. Festivals of ethnic and medieval music, attracts young people to festivals reconstruction. Here again there are fights – bearded warriors in chain mail and armor jingling swords of enemy swords. Today only swords are not sharpened, and the fights were extremely friendly.

Held in the castle of the fair folk artists and craftsmen who are brought here, as in the middle ages, their wonderful products, keeps the warmth of the hands and love hearts. Revived arts and crafts, art, a growing interest in national history.

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