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Velikiy Novgorod (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 58 31 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 58.5167 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 17 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.2833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Cultural center of medieval Europe, noted for school of painting; was site of many power struggles between Tartars, Swedes and local princes 12th-16th century; devastated by Ivan IV in 1570; suffered heavy damage during WW II; known for architecture. |
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| Velikiy Novgorod (preferred,C,V,O,Russian (transliterated)-P)
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| Novgorod (C,V)
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| Nowgorod (C,V)
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| Великий Новгород (C,U,Russian-P)
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| Great Novgorod (H,O)
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| Holmgard (H,O)
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| Novgorod the Great (H,O)
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| Velikiy-Novgorod (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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first mentioned in chronicles of 859 |
| city (C) |
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granted town status by Prince Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev in 1019 |
| regional capital (C) |
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since 862 |
| tourist center (C) |
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| cultural center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of the independent republic of Sovereign Great Novgorod from 1136 until conquered by Ivan III in 1478 |
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Related geographic places: |
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Ryurik Gorodishche .......... (deserted settlement) |
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(World, Asia, Russia, Novgorod Oblast) [8711954] |
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