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.

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Drutsk canonical 1

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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 ⓘ
Druzkas ⓘ
linked to: Druzk

Druzkas (in Lithuanian sources) ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalExcavations yes ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus site of local historical significance ⓘ
hasType castle site ⓘ
medieval town ⓘ
historicalRegion Belarus ⓘ
Polotsk land ⓘ
linked to: Polotsk Governorate
inception 11th century ⓘ
languageOfHistoricalRecords Latin ⓘ
Old East Slavic ⓘ
locatedIn Tolochin District ⓘ
Vitebsk Region ⓘ
locatedInDrainageBasin Dnieper River basin ⓘ
linked to: Dnipro river basin
locatedInPresentDay Republic of Belarus ⓘ
linked to: Belarus
locatedNear Tolochin ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Drut River ⓘ
partOf Principality of Polotsk ⓘ
regionHistoricallyControlledBy Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ
Polotsk principality ⓘ
regionHistoricallyPartOf Polotsk Voivodeship ⓘ
Russian Empire (after partitions of Poland) ⓘ
linked to: Russian Empire
religiousTraditionHistorically Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
later also Roman Catholicism ⓘ
wasFortifiedSettlement yes ⓘ
wasImportantIn medieval trade routes of Eastern Europe ⓘ
wasUrbanCenterUntil early modern period ⓘ

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