Ancient Lvov

As I wrote before, Daniil founded Lvov arround the year 1250 and didn’t give way to the enemy within the country: The centre of the town was the fortress, or detinets which was surrounded by a wall, and numerous ramparts and moats. A high watchtower dominated the settlement. Near it were the ammunition dumps and [...]

Castle Hill – Industrial part

People had settled at the industrial part of Lvov from time immemorial. In the Stone and Bronze Ages the banks of the Poltva had attracted many a tribe. Late in the 11th and early in the 12th centuries the Slavs established a settlement on the summit of the hill, which later became part of Kiev [...]