Novgorod Detinets | |
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Native name Новгородский детинец (Russian) | |
Location | Veliky Novgorod, Novgorod Oblast, Russia |
Coordinates | 58°31′15.50″N 31°16′32.00″E / 58.5209722°N 31.2755556°E |
Rebuilt | 15th century |
Official name | Historic Monuments of Novgorod and Surroundings |
Type | Cultural |
Criteria | ii, iv, vi |
Designated | 1992 (16th session) |
Reference no. | 604 |
Region | Eastern Europe |
The Novgorod Detinets (Russian: Новгородский детинец, romanized: Novgorodskiy detinets), also known as the Novgorod Kremlin (Russian: Новгородский кремль, romanized: Novgorodskiy kreml'), is a fortified complex (detinets) in Veliky Novgorod, Russia. It stands on the left bank of the Volkhov River about two miles north of where it empties out of Lake Ilmen.[1]