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Khotyn
Khotyn (, ; , ; see #Name, other names) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Dnistrovskyi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, located south-west of Kamianets-Podilskyi. It hosts the administration of Khotyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. According to the Ukrainian Census (2001), 2001 Ukrainian census, it has a population of 11,124. Current population: Khotyn, first chronicled in 1001, is located on the right (southwestern) bank of the Dniester River, and is part of the historical region Bessarabia. Important architectural landmarks within the city include the Khotyn Fortress, constructed in the 13-15th centuries (new fortress started in 1325, major improvements in the 1380s and 1460s), and two 15th century constructions by Moldavia's ruler Stephen the Great: the Prince's Palace (''Palatul Domnesc'') and the city's clock tower. Historically, the town was part of the Kievan Rus' and the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, Galicia–Volhynia Principality ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khotyn Fortress
The Khotyn Fortress (, , , ) is a fortification complex located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast (oblast, province) of southwestern Ukraine. It lies within the historical region of northern Bessarabia, a Romanian territory Soviet occupation of Bessarabia and Northern Bukovina, occupied in 1940 by the Soviet Union following the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. The fortress is located near another famous defensive structure, the Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle. Construction of the current stone Khotyn Fortress began in the late XIV century, when these lands had already become part of Moldavia. The fortress underwent significant improvements in the 1380s and in the 1460s under the Romanian princes Alexander the Good and Stephen the Great. History As a Rus' stronghold The Khotyn Fortress' beginning goes back to the Khotyn Fort, which was built in the 10th century by Grand Prince of Kiev, Prince Vladimir the Great as one of the border fortifications of so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |