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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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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