Novhorod-Siverskyy

Novhorod-Siverskyy

Russian  Novgorod-Seversky,  also spelled  Novgorod-Severskiy 

      city, northern Ukraine. The city emerged probably in the late 10th century. In the 11th century it was the centre of the Siversk principality in Kievan Rus. It was under Lithuanian (1356–1503), Russian (1503–1618), and Polish (1618–54) rule before becoming a part of the Cossack-controlled state known as the Hetmanate. It was incorporated into the Russian Empire in 1782. During the 19th century the city was a hub of patriotic Ukrainian sentiment, and the local gymnasium was an educational institution of some renown. Among the city's many old buildings is the 18th-century Transfiguration Cathedral. Novhorod-Siverskyy is also a tourist centre. Pop. (2004 est.) 14,300.

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