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Archeological site near Novgorod
Rurikovo Gorodische
(Russian:
Рю?риково Городи?ще
,
romanized
:
Ryurikovo Gorodishche
,
IPA:
[?r??r??k?v?
??r??d?i?ː?]
,
lit.
'
Rurik
's
Hillfort
'), the primary settlement in the area known in Scandinavian sources as
Holmgard
, was the 9th century predecessor of
Veliky Novgorod
. The
archaeological site
is 2 km to the south of the current city center, across from
Yuriev Monastery
where the
Volkhov River
flows out of
Lake Ilmen
. Part of the
Novgorod World Heritage site
, it includes the original residence of the
princes of Novgorod
, connected with the names of many famous political figures of ancient Russia.
The site of Ryurik Gorodishche from Lake Ilmen
Remains of the 12th-century Church of the Annunciation at Gorodishche
History
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The settlement began in the 8th century with a fortress, built by
Ilmen Slavs
, which had a wooden wall on the shaft.
[1]
Until the 19th century the tract, as well as the adjacent village was called simply Gorodische. The word
Rurikovo
was added at the beginning of the 19th century, influenced by legends which identify this place with the capital of the state of Rurik.
[
citation needed
]
See also
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References
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58°29′N
31°17′E
/
58.483°N 31.283°E
/
58.483; 31.283