Novhorod-Siverskyi

Also known as Novhorod-Siversky

Novhorod-Siverskyi (, , , Novgorod-Severskiy), historically known as Novhorod-Siversk () or Novgorod-Seversk (), is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, although until 18 July 2020 it was incorporated as a city of oblast significance and did not belong to the raion. Novhorod-Siverskyi is situated on the bank of the Desna River, from the capital, Kyiv. It hosts the administration of Novhorod-Siverskyi urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The city's population is

Key facts

Settlement.name: Novhorod-Siverskyi
Settlement.other_name: Novhorod-Siversk
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of Arms of Novhorod-Siverskyi.svg
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Novhorod-Siverskyi.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Chernihiv Oblast
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Raion
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion
Settlement.parts_type: Control
Settlement.parts_style: para

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Contents

History
Points of interest
Architecture
Archeology
Demographics
Economy
Notable people
Gallery
See also
References
External links

==History== The town was first mentioned in a text by Volodimer Monomakh related to events from the early 1080s and recorded in the Laurentian Codex under 1096. From 1098 it was the capital of the Siverian Principality, which served as a buffer zone against incursions of the Cumans (Polovtsy) and other steppe peoples. One of the numerous campaigns of local princes against the Cumans produced the great monument of early East Slavic literature, the Tale of Igor's Campaign.