fortification walls Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/fortification-walls/ Remnants of the past found in Lviv, Galicia & the former Austrian Empire Mon, 29 Jan 2018 12:03:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://forgottengalicia.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Bird-150x150.png fortification walls Archives - Forgotten Galicia https://forgottengalicia.com/tag/fortification-walls/ 32 32 Kurkowe Confraternity: Lviv’s Riflemen Society https://forgottengalicia.com/kurkowe-confraternity-lvivs-riflemen-society/ https://forgottengalicia.com/kurkowe-confraternity-lvivs-riflemen-society/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2018 12:01:47 +0000 http://forgottengalicia.com/?p=1898 The Kurkowe Confraternity (later the Riflemen Society) arose out of the need to defend Lviv: in wartime it engaged in the defense of the city, while in times of peace it ensured citizens were trained in shooting. In later centuries, it became an elite club, its members being the city’s most […]

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