The castle was built on a hill, at the confluence of the Koropets River and its small tributary.

[2] The castle was built when the town was owned by the noble Potocki family.

Between 6-16 October 1667, during the Battle of Podhajce, Tatar and Turkish troops burned and destroyed the town and the castle.

[2] On 28-29 November 1671, the locality of Kozova was visited by the traveler Ulrich von Werdum, a Frisia,[3] who mentioned the town and the ruined castle in his notes.

[2] Later, the building was the seat of the Muszyński family, owners of the Kozova key at the time, which included several villages and the town of Zavaliv.