Czerwień

Czerwień ( Ukrainian, Russian Tscherwen ) was as informed parental castle and later city in the center of the same name Tscherwener Burgenland, also Rotburgenland.

Location

The former castle is located in the far southeast of Poland in the inflow of the river Synjucha in the Huczwa, about 1 km southeast of the village Czermno in the Gmina Tyszowce in powiat Tomaszowski in the Polish province of Lublin.

History

Tscherwen was first mentioned in 981. At the time of Kievan Grand Prince Vladimir I. conquered the territory of Tscherwener castles from the Duchy of Poland. In 1018 it went back to Poland, 1031 back to Kiev. There came to the Principality of Halych - Volhynia.

In 1240 it was conquered by the armies of the horsemen Golden Horde. In 1289 it was last mentioned, after which the traces are lost completely.

In written sources, any information on the appearance, function and history will be made ​​except for the mention of the name, so that is not known.

Administrative center of the city has now Bels.

Archaeological finds

Lange was not clear where the castle had found. The Polish scholar Adam Czarnocki had 1824 first discussing the situation with Czerno, but there was also the possibility of language are close to their Czerwienow ( powiat Chelmski ), a few kilometers north or the old castle Tscherwenograd in the Ukrainian Oblast Ternopil.

1952, 1976-1979 and 1997 excavations took place. The castle bailey, were uncovered a settlement complex of about 100 ha. There were a total of three burial fields, notes on a wooden bridge over the Huczwa and numerous insightful discoveries.