Place details
Place nameVelikiy Novgorod
Other namesVelikiy-Novgorod, Novgorod, Nowgorod, Great Novgorod, Novgorod the Great, Holmgard
CountryRossiya
Latitude58.517
Longitude31.283
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Cultural center of medieval Europe, noted for school of painting; was site of many power struggles between Tartars, Swedes & local princes 12th-16th cen.; devastated by Ivan IV in 1570; suffered heavy damage during WW II; known for architecture.