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オレシエ港湾

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Also known as Oleshshya, Oleshye, Olesh'e, Oleshky

Oleshia or Oleshye is the name of a former settlement and a historic area on the lower Dnieper. During its existence, the port settlement was controlled by Kievan Rus', and was an important center of fishing and trade due to its location on the route from the Varangians to the Greeks. In May 1223, the Rus' princes Danylo and Mstislav defeated the Mongols during Battle of Oleshia.

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human settlement
Country
Ukraine
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Oleshya

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