The '''Borysohlibska Fortress''' was built between about 1731–1739 as one of the forts of the [[Ukrainian line]].<ref>Bondar, G. (2005). "Forts of the Ukrainian Line." Ukrainian Historical Journal, vol. 3, pp. 45-57.</ref> It is located on the right bank of the river [[Oril]] at a distance of 117 [[yards|fathoms]] (about 250 meters) from the [[Dnipro River]].
The fortress [[Rampart (fortification)|ramparts]] and [[Ditch|ditches]] have not been brought into a complete project profile.<ref>Davies, Brian. ''Empire and Military Revolution in Eastern Europe: Russia's Turkish Wars in the Eighteenth Century''. Continuum International Publishing Group, 2011, pp. 172, 205.</ref> Small 5 [[bastion]]s and 2 [[ravelin]]s are directed toward the river, which formed the stellate outline building. The main gate of the [[ditch]] led the bridge. Inside the barracks were placed garrisons, a house commandant powder keg, storeroom, refreshment shop, well, and a little chamber. The next settlement of the Borysohlibskyi regiment formed with respective residential, public and commercial buildings. The Borysohlibska Fortress was abolished in 1784.<ref>"Dnipro Line." ''Encyclopedia of Ukraine'', vol. 1.</ref> The area was flooded by the [[Dniprodzerzhynsk Hydroelectric Power Plant]] in 1962.
==See also== * [[Bohorodytska Fortress]]
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