The castle of Čašniki was built in fifteen sixty-seven but has remained unfortunately only on the arms of the city.

The castle of Čašniki was raised by order of the Russian czar Ivan IV troops of which grasped the city at the beginning of the Livonian War – in fifteen sixty-seven. There is practically nothing known neither about its structure nor its architecture except that it was built of wood. Maybe the invaders didn't have much time for the erection of a powerful stronghold and the castle most likely represented a simple wooden box with several towers. During the Great Northern War in seventeen eight the castle was destroyed by troops of the Russian czar Peter the First. It is not known if it was done because of resistance to the Russian host or not to give Swedes a possibility to use this defensive building. After seventeen eight the castle hasn't more renewed. A cloister of Dominicans and a church of Saint Luke were built in its place. Unfortunately these monuments were destroyed by Soviet government in the sixties of the twentieth century. A picture of the church of Saint Luke has remained only in the picture of Napoleon Orda. In nineteen seventy a building in which today a city gymnasium №1 is located was built on site which the castle and then the cloister and the church were earlier occupying.

Publication date: 26.06.2017.

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