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Orlets | place with historical importance, wall(s), archaeological site, hillfort, object of cultural heritage of federal importance (Russia)

Russia / Arhangelsk / Kholmogory /
 place with historical importance, wall(s), archaeological site, hillfort, object of cultural heritage of federal importance (Russia)
The medieval Russian town of Orlets was founded in 1342 as a stone fortress by the son of the posadnik of Novgorod. In 1397 it voluntarily submitted to Moscow, but was forced to surrender to a Novgorodian army in 1398. The town was subsequently destroyed, and for awhile its location was forgotten. Today a derivative of the name is applied to a town primarily across the river, Orletsy.
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Coordinates:   64°0'2"N   41°46'54"E
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