Podhorce (Pidhirtsi in Ukrainian) is a small town of about 1000 people nearly equidistant from Lwów to the west, Ternopil to the southeast, and Kremenets to the northeast in Ukraine. It is maybe 30 km west of Pochayiv, which we visited just before stopping here, and about 20 km north of Zolochiv, which we saw after.
It’s main claim to fame is it’s palace or castle–really a fortified residence–that was built in the mid 17th century. A Roman Catholic church was built nearby in the mid 18th century. We visited both of these when we were in Ukraine, and you can see my photos here: http://poland.leonkonieczny.com/Poland%202011/Podhorce%20Castle%20and%20Church/index.html.
The palace/castle itself suffered greatly in World War II and most of its contents were dispersed across Poland, Germany, and Russia. In the late 1990s, it was turned over to the Lwów Art Gallery and it is currently slowly undergoing restoration. The nearby Roman Catholic St. Joseph’s Church was not open when we visited, but Catholic services are currently held there in Ukrainian and Polish.
