Trade Side
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Trade Side
Торговая сторона | |
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![]() Slavonickonetsmarked in purple and Plotnitskykonetsmarked in orange on the right-bank of the Volkhov | |
Coordinates:58°31′20″N31°17′30″E/ 58.52222°N 31.29167°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Novgorod Oblast |
Seat | Veliky Novgorod |
TheTrade (Slavonic) Side(Russian:Торговая (Славенская) сторона) is a historical district inVeliky Novgorod,Russia, located on the right-bank ( "side" ) of theVolkhov.It got its name from the Torg (city market) located on it. The other half was called the Sophia Side after theCathedral of St. Sophia.
From the 10th to 12th centuries, the Slavonickonets( "end" ) of Novgorod was located on the Trade Side. In the 12th century, the Plotnitsky (Carpenters's)konetswas separated from the Slavonickonets,and since then, the Trade Side consisted of twokontsy.
The Trade Side began to be populated since the 10th century and the marketplace (Torg) appeared there. In the 11th centuryYaroslav's Court,the princely residence, was built on this side as well.
Sources[edit]
- Alexander Sorokin (2007). "Novgorod's Torg".Velikiy Novgorod. History and Culture of the 9th–17th Centuries: Encyclopedic Dictionary.Saint Petersburg: Nestor History. pp. 455–456.ISBN5-98187-236-5.