Bilohorodka

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The territory of modern Belogorodka was inhabited long ago. In the village, the remains of the Late Tripoli settlement (3rd millennium BC), the burial ground of the Bronze Age (II-I millennium BC), dishes of the Zarubinetsky culture (II century BC. II century AD .) In the VII — IX centuries there existed a Slavic settlement, where the city Belgorod subsequently arose.

The first mention of Belgorod dates back to 980 and was made by Nestor the chronicler. The origin of the name is not exactly known. The word “white” in those times could mean “free,” and, presumably, “southern.” In 991, the Grand Prince of Kiev Vladimir Svyatoslavich founded a city (castle) here [2]. It was the favorite place of the grand duke, where he held 300 concubines (special girls for the solemn welcoming ceremonies to meet the troops, according to Priscan Pani’s descriptions who went to the prince with long towels and singing, the squad was located there. [3] peers of Vladimir. A place of heroic power and the power of the land of Svyatorusskaya. Here at the feast Ilya of Murom drank the honor spell in half a hundred buckets for the health of Prince Vladimir. Here military stadiums and fights of bogatyrs were held before the prince m Red Sun. Hence heroic squad traveled to the battle with the unclean, and to come back with great victories. In 997, the Belgorod during the absence of experienced squads Pecheniz'ke siege.

It was here, in Belgorod, that in 997, the first assembly, mentioned in historical documents.

From the 12th century - as part of the principality of Kiev, it was usually distinguished by the Grand Duke of Kiev to one of his relatives or allies as part of the Russian land. In 1159 and 1161 he was besieged by the troops of Izyaslav Davydovich of Kiev and the Polovtsy, in 1171 by the troops of Andrei Bogolyubsky (all three times the successful defense was led by representatives of the Smolensk branch of Rurikovich).

A large blooming city was completely destroyed during the Mongol-Tatar invasion in 1240. After some time, he was revived. In the 1360s, Belgorod fell under the rule of feudal Lithuania. Since then, he became known as Belogorodka. At first it belonged to the Kiev Castle, and from 1560 to the Grand Duke of Lithuania.