Khotyn
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Khotyn is a historic town in present-day western Ukraine, best known for its strategically important fortress that was the site of several major battles between European and Ottoman forces.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khotyn Fortress | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ town ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Principality of Moldavia (medieval phase) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Kievan Rus' (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Principality of Moldavia (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| expandedBy |
Ottoman Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstMentioned | 11th century ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| hasFunction | local administrative center (historical) ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | important cultural heritage site of Ukraine ⓘ |
| hasPart | Khotyn Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Bessarabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bukovina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
major battles between European and Ottoman forces
ⓘ
strategic importance ⓘ |
| languageMajority | Ukrainian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chernivtsi Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khotyn NERFINISHED ⓘ western Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Dniester River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
right bank of the Dniester River ⓘ |
| minorityLanguages |
Romanian
ⓘ
Russian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Moldova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Khotyn Raion (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ukrainian SSR (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ independent Ukraine ⓘ |
| regionCapitalNearby | Chernivtsi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically |
Eastern Orthodoxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| river | Dniester River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| siteOf |
Battle of Khotyn (1621)
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Khotyn (1673) NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Turkish War battles ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern European Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | tourist attraction ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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