"Statue of Nastia Lisovska in downtown Rohatyn.
You'll note that Roxelana's name has variations.
Her given name may be Alexsandra or some version of Natasia.
According to the Wikipedia site about the town of Rohatyn, in 1520 the region was attacked by Crimean Tatars and she was captured there and then sold to the Ottomon Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. The region has been part of Poland and is currently in Ukraine.
I find it very interesting that the town acknowledges her birth there. I wonder what they knew during her lifetime. Did her family know where she was? That she was alive? Were they ever able to communicate by letter, perhaps?
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