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Veliky Novgorod (Russian: Великий Новгород, lit. 'Great Newtown', IPA: [vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət]), also known simply as Novgorod (Новгород), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the oldest cities in Russia, being first mentioned in the 9th century.
- 90 km² (30 sq mi)
- Russia
- 25 m (82 ft)
- Novgorod Oblast
Veliky Novgorod, city and administrative centre of Novgorod oblast (region), northwestern Russia, on the Volkhov River just below its outflow from Lake Ilmen. Veliky Novgorod (commonly shortened to Novgorod) is one of the oldest Russian cities, first mentioned in chronicles of 859.
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Description: city in Novgorod Oblast, Russia; Categories: city or town, big city, urban okrug in Russia and locality; Location: Novgorod Oblast, Northwestern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe; View on OpenStreetMap
Russia - Novgorod, History, Culture: Novgorod arose in the 9th century as one of the earliest centres of the exploitation of the forest hinterland and remained the most important commercial centre of the Kievan period. The changes of the latter Kievan period did not diminish the town’s importance, for it benefited both from the increased activity of the Hanseatic League and from the ...
The Novgorod Republic was the largest of the Rus' states in terms of area until it was surpassed by Moscow following its annexation of other independent principalities. The Novgorod Republic occupied the northwest and north of European Russia, as well as the eastern part of Finland.
Novgorod, oblast (region), northwestern Russia, extending across the morainic Valdai Hills, which rise to 971 feet (296 metres); the lowland basins of Lake Ilmen lie to the west and of the upper Volga River to the east. Much of the oblast ’s terrain is in swamp of peat bog or reed and grass marsh, with innumerable small lakes.
Coordinates: 58°26′N 32°23′E. Novgorod Oblast ( Russian: Новгоро́дская о́бласть, romanized : Novgorodskaya oblast') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast ). Its administrative center is the city of Veliky Novgorod. Some of the oldest Russian cities, including Veliky Novgorod and Staraya Russa, are located in the oblast.
