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  Kamieniec Castle
Ruins of the Kamieniec Castle are situated on the high rocky hill about 10 km away in the north from Krosno.
Kamieniec is mentioned in documents from 1348 and then it belonged to the king Cassimir the Great.
Unfortunately, in the XVIIth century Poland had the misfortune of being invaded by the Swedes and George Rakosi of Transilvania and that was the beginnig of a the end of Kamieniec and Krosno.
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 Kamieniec - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kamieniec is a common Slavic toponym, usually denoting a place founded on a rocky mountain or stony embankment of a river or stream.
Kamieniec Podolski, a Polish fortress in Podolia, in what is now Ukrainian town of Kamianets-Podilskyi
Kamieniec Mazowiecki, a village (formerly a town) in Mazovia, near the town of Gostynin
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 Okopy, Ternopil Oblast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The site was chosen by King Jan III Sobieski of Poland, as a measure to stop a possible attack from the nearby Turkish-seized fortresses of Kamieniec Podolski, twenty kilometers away, and Chocim, eight kilometers away.
Other directions were defended by towered walls and natural escarpements over the river banks, with walls stretching along both sides of isthmus on the edge of steep slope to the river.
The stronghold was abandoned in 1699, when the rest of Podolia was returned to Poland, and the fortress lost its importance as a counterbalance to Kamieniec Podolski.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Okopy,_Ternopil_Oblast   (598 words)

  
 A Short History of the  Lipka Tatars  of the  White Horde
After the fall of Kamieniec Podolski, the Tatars made wide-ranging incursions into the territory of the Commonwealth; against Wolyn and Red Ruthenia and even as far as the Lublin Voivoship that the ancient Tatar invaders had never set eyes on.
Kamieniec Podolski and part of the Podole only returned to the Commonwealth after the Treaty of Karlowicki in 1699, after the death of the warrior king, Jan Sobieski.
The Kamieniec Lipkas, who fought to the very end on the Turkish side, were settled on the right bank of the Dneister, on land still under the control of the Sultan.
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 Kamieniec Podolski   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Obroną skazanej na klęskę twierdzy dowodził starosta podolski Mikołaj Potocki, jednakże niektórzy pamiętnikarze podają jako faktycznego dowódcę pułkownika Jerzego Wołodyjowskiego, niezrównanego zagończyka i kawalerzystę, który jak się okazało także dzielnie dawał sobie radę przy obronie fortyfikacji.
Kamieniec zachwycić może każdego odwiedzającego malowniczością położenia, stara część miasta otoczona jest głębokim jarem, na dnie którego płynie Smotrycz.
Kamieniec odwiedziliśmy na dzień przed wizytą prezydenta Ukrainy Leonida Kuczmy.
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 Stanislaw Koniecpolski - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
He defeated a major Turkish invasion at Kamieniec Podolski in Ukraine in 1634, and during his life led many other successful campaigns against the rebellious Cossacks and invading Tatars.
His father was Aleksander Koniecpolski, voivode (palatine) of Sieradz, a staunch supporter of king Sigismund III Vasa of the House of Vasa.
His mother was Anna Sroczycka, daughter of Stanisław Sroczycki, voivode of Kamieniec, who brought into the Koniecpolscy family large estates at Podole.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Stanislaw_Koniecpolski   (3193 words)

  
 Great Turkish War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sultan Mohamed IV, who knew that the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was weak due to internal conflicts, attacked Kamieniec Podolski, a large city on the border.
The Poles agreed to surrender Kamieniec Podolski and the adjacent region and to pay tribute to the Ottoman Sultan.
The Ottoman Empire returned Kamieniec Podolski in 1699.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Turkish_war   (371 words)

  
 Polish Renaissance Warfare - Summary of Conflicts - Part Eight
An army of 80,000 crossed the Dniestr and besieged Kamieniec Podolski, which although it was an old fort with a small garrison it was in a naturally powerful defensive position quite capable of withstanding a long siege.
In January 1674 new Turkish forces evicted the Poles from Moldavia and also broke the blockade on Kamieniec Podolski, which was close to capitulation.
In October Polish forces aided by the local Ukrainian population recaptured all of the Ukrainian strongholds, except for the well defended fortress of Kamieniec Podolski.
www.jasinski.co.uk /wojna/conflicts/conf08.htm   (1218 words)

  
 ::Kamieniec Podolski :: Rzecz-pospolita.com :: RZECZPOSPOLITA WIRTUALNA ::Kamieniec Podolski
W 1395 roku wielki książę litewski Witold, z pomocą Wołochów zdobył Kamieniec i usunął z Podola Koriatowiczów, nadając je, jako lenno Spytkowi z Melsztyna, wojewodzie krakowskiemu.
Pomimo tego Kamieniec odparł oblężenie (1509) hospodara wołoskiego Bohdana i od tej pory rozpoczęła się jego sława, jako miasta niezwyciężonego i przedmurza chrześcijaństwa.
Obroną twierdzy dowodził starosta podolski Mikołaj Potocki, choć niektórzy pamiętnikarze podają jako faktycznego dowódcę kawalerzystę - pułkownika Jerzego Wołodyjowskiego.
rzecz-pospolita.com /kamien/kamieniec.php3   (2052 words)

  
 Rosja, Ukraina i kraje b. ZSRR / Kamieniec Podolski
Obok Lwowa, Kamieniec Podolski jest najczęstszym miejscem docelowym na trasie polskich wycieczek.
Niestety nie ma bezpośredniego połączenia kolejowego Lwowa z Kamieńcem Jest to spowodowane faktem, iż Kamieniec leży przy mało uczęszczanej linii Chmielnicki-Czerniowce.
Nigdy już Kamieniec nie odzyska swego poprzedniego znaczenia i siły.
www.rosjapl.info /ukraina/kamieniec_podolski.php   (1127 words)

  
 Dobrzanski h. dzialosza
The branch of the family Dobrzanski which lived in the district of Kamieniec Podolski originates with Alexander Dobrzanski Nisiewicz, who is recorded as having signed the act of election of king Augustus II during the Sejm of 1697.
His grandson, Andrzej, was baptized in the Roman Catholic Cathedral of Kamieniec in the year 1711.
Tomasz Marcinovich Dobrzansky died in the city of Kamenets Podolsky on January 2, 1860.
home.att.net /~lowczego/dobrzanski.html   (205 words)

  
 Kamieniec Podolski
Kamieniec Podolski przez blisko trzysta lat skutecznie osłaniał południowo-wschodnie rubieże Rzeczypospolitej, zyskując znany przydomek "miasta niezwyciężonego" czy też "przedmurza chrześcijaństwa".
W 1509 r Kamieniec wytrzymał oblężenie hospodara wołoskiego Bohdana i od tej pory rozpoczyna się jego sława jako miasta niezwyciężonego, przedmurza chrześcijaństwa.
Kamieniec Podolski położony jest na skalistej wyspie położonej w pętli, jaką tworzy rzeka Smotrycz.
www.imgw.pl /wl/internet/otkz/zabytki/kamieniec/Kamieniec_Podolski.htm   (1969 words)

  
 The Cultural Park in Kamieniec Podolski (Ukraine)
The idea of the project is to mark out the values of the Ukrainian city Kamieniec Podolski that are at most its geographic and natural qualities in combination with the cultural heritage of the place.
The design concept was preceded by the profound analysis of the architecture as well as cultural transformations of the uniqe urban environment of the Smotrycz River Canyon in Kamieniec Podolski.
The research is based on the iconographical and cartographical data collected during the inquiries in the museums, libraries and archives of Poland, Russia and Ukraine.
www.florence-expo.com /show/project.asp?idut=223   (555 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Under such pressure, she reversed her decision and gave the Dominicans the rights to the properties in question, of which the nearby village of Niezbrody (later Znibrody) was the focal point.
Someone then suggested that he join the Polish army, as some of his men done, but he replied that "I would rather die in Kamieniec Podolski than betray the great Wezyr." It is therefore likely that it was a Turk of lesser rank who was retained by the Queen in her service.
In 1685, he sued Jazlowiec as marshaling area for the troops assembled for the liberation of Kamieniec Podolski.
www.personal.psu.edu /users/w/x/wxk116/sjk/jazch6.html   (6271 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Kamieniec: Video   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
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Kamieniec Podolski, albo, Trylogia na nowo przezywana - Unknown Binding (1998) by Jan Przybyl
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 Grocholski herbu Syrokomla
The embroidery was received by Tadeusz Grocholski from his mother Cecylia Chołoniewska, superior of the nuns of the Visitation in Kamieniec Podolski.
Above it, there was an embroided Gobelin picture in golden frames, representing Wniebowzięcie Matki Boskiej (Assumption of Virgin Mary), made by the nuns of the Visitation in Kamieniec Podolski.
It was consecrated in 1838 by the bishop of Kamieniec, Mackiewicz.
www.grocholski.pl /english.php?strona=4   (5490 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Kamieniec: Books   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Perejeslaw in the East, to Dorpat in the North and Kamieniec in the South-and their success goes far to explain the...
Konstantin Mihailovic marched into Poland, conquered the fortress of Kamenec (Kamieniec Podolski) and advanced as far as Lwow.
the Talmud to be burned in the city square of Kamieniec.
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 Kamieniec Podolski
Kamieniec Podolski is a medieval fortress in what is now southern Ukraine.
The town's current name is Kamyanets-Podilskiy, which I suppose is the Russian or Ukranian version of the Polish name.
The epilogue goes on to describe another Polish knight finally gathering an army two years later, and in November of 1674, with a much smaller force than what they were facing (about 20,000 vs. 90,000), they conquer the Turkish army on a battlefield near here, getting revenge for the capture of Kamieniec.
www.brooks-planck.org /history.asp   (829 words)

  
 Buczacki Jazlowiecki Family english
It is not evident in the document where the beneficiary, the parish of St. Mary Magdalene was located, but it had to have been in a low-lying area, because the waters of the Olchowczyk stream reached its steps.
Furthermore this parish belonged to the diocese of Kamieniec Podolski, together with nearby parishes of Petlikowce and Czerwonogrod.
First, the assurance had been given to the Armenians that they could move about at will in and out of town, and were to retain their traditional rights of self-government so that "they would govern themselves in civic and church matters like the Armenians in Kamieniec Podolski".
www.butschal.de /herbbutschal/buczacki.htm   (6367 words)

  
 Great Turkish War help – Wiki at Help.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
The Sultan Mohamed IV, who knew that the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth was weak due to internal conflicts, attacked Kamieniec Podolski, a large city on the border.
The Poles agreed to surrender Kamieniec Podolski and the adjacent region and to pay tribute to the Ottoman Sultan.
The Ottoman Empire returned Kamieniec Podolski in 1699.
www.help.com /wiki/Great_Turkish_War   (464 words)

  
 Podolski Specializing In Affordable Web Solutions For Small To Mid-sized Businesses, Non-profit Organizati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Map Translation Kamieniec Podolski is a medieval fortress in what is now southern Ukraine.
Podolski presently serves as Music Director and Co-Conductor of the Wheeling Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Out of which both the Einstein Podolski Rosen paradox and Schrödinger's cat paradox developed Bohr's 1935 reply to Einstein, Podolski, and Rosen: "The procedure of measurement.
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 Kamieniec Podolski
Kamieniec Podolski is a medieval fortress in what is now southern Ukraine.
The town's current name is Kamyanets-Podilskiy, which I suppose is the Russian or Ukranian version of the Polish name.
The epilogue goes on to describe another Polish knight finally gathering an army two years later, and in November of 1674, with a much smaller force than what they were facing (about 20,000 vs. 90,000), they conquer the Turkish army on a battlefield near here, getting revenge for the capture of Kamieniec.
brooks-planck.org /history.asp   (829 words)

  
 Polish Renaissance Warfare - Summary of Conflicts - Part Four
The Busza agreement was reaffirmed while the Poles expanded the Cossack register and increased the annual subsidy to them in an attempt to maintain their loyalty to the crown and to stop their attacks on Turkey.
Grand Royal Hetman Koniecpolski defeated a force at Sasowy Rog in July 1633 and in October he successfully withstood a combined Turkish-Tartar force at Kamieniec Podolski.
In the north with the approach of the end of the Treaty of Altmark Wladyslaw prepared for war raising an army and a fleet in Prussia to eject the occupying Swedes.
www.jasinski.co.uk /wojna/conflicts/conf04.htm   (1230 words)

  
 Kamieniec Podolski - Wiki
Po usunięciu Koriatowiczów przez Witolda działającego z inspiracji Jagiełły (1394 rok)Kamieniec Podolski przechodził z rąk do rąk: w latach 1395-1399 był w rękach polskich (władał nim Spytek z Melsztyna), platforma w latach 1399-1402 w rękach Wielkiego Księstwa Litewskiego, jaworki noclegi w latach 1402-1411 znowu w rękach polskich (rządził wówczas m.in.
XVII wieku, meble w 1672 sułtan Mehmed IV obległ Kamieniec ze 100-tysięczną armią wyposażoną m.in.
Na mocy 1672 zawartego przez Michała Korybuta-Wiśniowieckiego traktatu w Buczaczu Kamieniec wraz z Podolem i województwem Bracławskim należał w latach 1672 - 1699 do Imperium osmańskiego jako czternasta w Europie prowincja - Ejalet kamieniecki.
www.compass.net.pl /wiki/index.php?show=Kamieniec_Podolski   (794 words)

  
 Gallery
Kamieniec Podolski - model of the Old Town of the Ukrain city.
New Brewery - conservation model of the former brewery complex in Kamieniec Podolski, Ukraine.
Franciscan monastery - conservation model of the monastery and church in Kamieniec Podolski,Ukraine.
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 Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı
Ottoman Empire was preparing for a war with Persia and Abazy could be disavowed if things went badly, but if things did not go bad, if Commonwealth lost war with Muscovy or if that war prolongated, Ottomans could gain much against one of their most persistent opponents.
This raid was quite short and after a day or two Tatars returned to Moldavia with their loot and jasyr.
He returned on the left bank of Dniestr, started a construction on a fortified camp near Kamieniec Podolski (an important city and a strong fortress in Podole region) and called reinforcement for about 3000 of regular troops in his disposition: Cossacks and private troops of magnates (about 8000 men came).
www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Polish-Ottoman_War_(1633-1634)_.html   (1047 words)

  
 Partner   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Kamieniec Podolski is also famous for its perfect fortification system.The town possesses two holiday houses, the Ukrainian Cultural Centre and mineral water springs.
The town is the third in Europe in terms of the number of learners and students in comparison with the number of town residents.
On 10.12.97 the official pact of partnership between Przemyol and Kamieniec Podolski was signed.
www.um.przemysl.pl /partner/part-en.htm   (1451 words)

  
 Brujula.Net - Your Latin Stating Point   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-20)
Sasowy Róg and later that year, at October 22, stopped larget Ottoman invasion force at Kamieniec Podolski.
Koniecpolski understood the need to modernise the army and actively cooperated with Wladislaw IV on various projects leading to this goal, like drafting mercenary units experienced in the western art of war, and further development of artillery (he supervised the construction of arsenals in Kudak,
Bar and Kamieniec Podolski, and built forges on his Ukrainian estates).
www.brujula.net /english/wiki/Stanislaw_Koniecpolski.html   (2655 words)

  
 Maria Kuczyńska - Kamieniec Podolski
Dalej więc Kamieniec Podolski był symbolem niezwyciężonej twierdzy i ostoi polskości.
W 1672 roku po 10-ciu dniach otoczenia, twierdza Kamieniec Podolski poddała się armii tureckiej pod wodzą Mohameda IV-go.
W kwietniu 1793 r., po II-gim rozbiorze, ostatni komendant twierdzy Antoni Złotnicki poddał bez walki Rosjanom Kamieniec Podolski.
www.lwow.com.pl /kamieniec/kamieniec.html   (2683 words)

  
 Polish Music Journal 5.2.02 - Piduch: The Soul of Poland in Music
Kamieniec Podolski was a stronghold in the eastern part of the Kingdom of Poland (now in the Ukraine) where the Polish army defeated advancing forces of the Ottoman Empire.
Repeatedly attacked, Kamieniec was the site of another great battle won in 1675 by Polish forces under Jan Sobieski who later became Polish king.
Kamieniec, see note 8; Varna marks the site of defeat of European armies and the death of Prince Wladyslaw in 1444.
www.usc.edu /dept/polish_music/PMJ/issue/5.2.02/polandpiduch.html   (2869 words)

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