Talavsky "zahab" (Izborsk (Stary Izborsk))

Russia / Pskov / Palkino / Izborsk (Stary Izborsk)

wall(s), fortification

a "zahab" is a corridor between two walls - if the enemies manage to crush through the outer gate, they pour into the zahab (derived from old Russian "to grab"), a grid closes the gate behind them, and the invaders find themselves locked in a narrow space, with archers on the walls

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Coordinates: 57°42'39"N 27°51'35"E

St.Nicholay's "zahab" 0.1 km
Fortress wall fragment 241 km
Reconstructed fragment of the city wall and Ramer tower on Torņa street 241 km
Bridge Wall (ruins) 273 km

Old Izborsk fortress 0.1 km
"Peasant's house" eatery 0.2 km
Cemetery 0.6 km
Gorodischenskoe lake 0.6 km
Viewpoint 0.8 km
Truvor's fort ("gorodische") 0.8 km
Malskaya valley 3 km
Mal'skoye Lake 4.3 km
Novoizborskaya volost 8.8 km
1 11 km

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Old Izborsk fortress "Peasant's house" eatery Cemetery Gorodischenskoe lake Viewpoint Truvor's fort ("gorodische") Malskaya valley Mal'skoye Lake Novoizborskaya volost 1