Drutsk
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Drutsk is a historic town in present-day Belarus that originated as a medieval settlement within the Principality of Polotsk.
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
former town ⓘ historic town ⓘ |
| coordinateApproximate | 54.3°N 29.7°E ⓘ |
| country | Belarus ⓘ |
| currentSettlementType | village ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| firstMentioned | 11th century ⓘ |
| flourishedIn |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Druzk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Druzkas NERFINISHED ⓘ Druzkas (in Lithuanian sources) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavations | yes ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | site of local historical significance ⓘ |
| hasType |
castle site
ⓘ
medieval town ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Belarus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polotsk land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalRecords |
Latin
ⓘ
Old East Slavic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tolochin District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vitebsk Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDrainageBasin | Dnieper River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Republic of Belarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Tolochin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Drut River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Principality of Polotsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistoricallyControlledBy |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polotsk principality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionHistoricallyPartOf |
Polotsk Voivodeship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire (after partitions of Poland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTraditionHistorically |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
later also Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| wasFortifiedSettlement | yes ⓘ |
| wasImportantIn | medieval trade routes of Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| wasUrbanCenterUntil | early modern period ⓘ |
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