Photo of the old fortress tower against the blue sky. Izborsk fortress ââ¬â fortress which is considered the beginning of the founding of the ancient city of Izborsk, first mentioned in the chronicle "Tale of bygone years". Izborsko strengthening many centuries defended the Western borders of Russia. Ancient Izborsk was founded at the turn of VII and VIII centuries on the arrow lake district of the Cape, the settlement was later called Truvor settlement. In the IX century, the strengthening had small sizes and covered an area of 4,500 m2. In the X century Izborsk from proto tribal centre of the kriviches, developed in the early medieval city, a major center of Handicrafts and trade. In XI-XIII centuries wooden fortress was rebuilt in stone. In 1233, and in the summer of 1240 Izborsk was twice captured by the Germans and in 1240 the knights took the fortress by storm on the second day of the siege. Kicked the German knights Pskovityanka only after the victory of Alexander Nevsky on the ice of lake Peipus in 1242. In the early fourteenth century to strengthen the settlement, the fortress was rebuilt at a new location 1.5 km from the old ââ¬â at first wooden, and in 1330 the Pskov Posadnik Salagou rebuilt in stone. In 1342 the fortress for eleven days was in the siege of Livonians, however, was not taken. Left with nothing and the Germans, who in the summer of 1367 18 days were held in obloge town using battering rams. In 1581, Izborsk was taken by the troops of Stephan
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