The Detinets (Novgorod Kremlin) (Veliky Novgorod)
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, 1 km from center (Великий Новгород)
World / Russia / Novgorod
kremlin, place with historical importance, fortification, Medieval / Middle Ages, interesting place, UNESCO World Heritage Site, listed building / architectural heritage, object of cultural heritage of federal importance (Russia)
The first reference to fortifications on the site dates to 1044, with additional construction taking place in 1116.
Detinets ("Young Man's Compound", from the same root as the Russian word deti = children) is an ancient city-fort of the Kievan Rus or fortress in Chernihiv, Novgorod the Great (see Novgorod Kremlin), and others.
Detinets ("Young Man's Compound", from the same root as the Russian word deti = children) is an ancient city-fort of the Kievan Rus or fortress in Chernihiv, Novgorod the Great (see Novgorod Kremlin), and others.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novgorod_Kremlin
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 58°31'15"N 31°16'31"E
- Moat 0.4 km
- Rurikovo Gorodische 2.9 km
- Moat
- Kremlin Park
- Beach 0.2 km
- Hay Square 0.3 km
- Catherine hill 0.4 km
- Sophia Square 0.4 km
- Yaroslav's Courtyard and the Former Marketplace 0.6 km
- Factory "Planet" 0.7 km
- Territory of Young Sailors Club 0.8 km
- Torgovaya side 1 km