License: public domain, Source: Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa, License terms and conditions

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ID: DAW-000452-P/189658

Chortkiv

ID: DAW-000452-P/189658

Chortkiv

The text describes the town of Chortkiv and its turbulent history, dating back to 1522, and mentions the destruction of the area by the Tatars during the reign of Sigismund Augustus and the partition. It goes on to describe the ruins of the castle, the former home of the Sadowski family and the stone synagogue. The text is accompanied by photographs (Source: "Ziemia. Tygodnik Krajoznawczy Ilustrowany" Warsaw 1926, no. 12, pp. 9-12, after: Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa).