Novhorod-Siverskyi, Medieval fortress town in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
The city stands on the banks of the Desna River at an elevation of 140 meters above sea level in northern Ukraine.
Novhorod-Siverskyi emerged in the late 10th century and became the capital of the Siversk principality within Kievan Rus in the 11th century.
The Tale of Igor's Campaign, an early East Slavic literary monument, narrates the local princes' military expeditions against the Cumans from this region.
The railway junction and river port support industries including asphalt production, construction materials, dairy products, and cotton fabric manufacturing.
The Transfiguration Cathedral, built between 1791 and 1796, stands on the foundation of a 12th-century structure within the monastery complex.
Location: Chernihiv Oblast
Inception: 989
Elevation above the sea: 140 m
GPS coordinates: 51.99722,33.26667
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:23
Mezine
24.3 km
Shostka Raion
32.8 km
Transfiguration monastery
1.8 km
Desna-Starogutsky National Nature Park
34.8 km
Гамалеевский Харлампиев монастырь
27.2 km
Novhorod-Siverskyi Fortress
1.4 km
Dormition Cathedral
1.6 km
Triumphal Arch
1.1 km
Transfiguration cathedral
1.8 km
Vaden Lake
16.2 km
Novgorod-Seversky Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve "The Tale of Igor's Campaign"
1.6 km
Church of the Intercession
11.8 km
Микільська церква
1.9 km
Velikyy Bir tract
21 km
Uampilskyy Botanical garden
35 km
Mezynska Shveitsariia
24.9 km
Saint Volodymyr I of Kyiv church, Shostka
21.2 km
Torhovi riady
1.4 km
Desnianskyi Biosphere Reserve
31.4 km
Putyvsk Zakaznyk
7.6 km
Bohdanivsky forest
15.1 km
Voronizkyy
28.4 km
Torhovi sklady
1.3 km
Садовий бульвар (пам'ятка природи)
20.6 km
Погон (пам'ятка природи)
22.3 km
Giant Oak
21.3 km
Бирине (заповідне урочище)
6.9 km
Будинок Новгород-Сіверської земської управи
1.8 kmReviews
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