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| Medzhybizh (Miedzyboz)
| Medzhybizh was and remains the site of a
massive impregnable fortress. Situated at the easternmost
extremity of an area that, in former times, retained a
Polish character, Medzhybizh served as a last line of
defence against Tatar attacks on Polish territory in the
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Medzhybizh is located approximately 160
km northeast of Tovste (35 km east of Khmelnycky). Already
settled in the twelfth century, Medzhybizh had grown into
one of the largest towns in Ukraine by the 1600's. |
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The town is also famous for its connection
to the founder of the Hasidic movement, Ba’al
Shem Tov, who moved there in 1740 following his
revelation in Tluste.
The Besht would remain there for the last 20 years
of his life, until his death in 1760.
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