Pskov Krom

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The Pskov Krom ({{langx|ru|Псковский Кром|Pskovsky Krom}}), also known as the Pskov Kremlin ({{langx|ru|Псковский Кремль|Pskovsky Kreml'}}), is a citadel in Pskov, Russia. In the central part of the city, the Krom is located at the junction of the Velikaya and Pskova rivers.Maclean, Fitzroy (18 March 1979. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/03/18/archives/pskov-a-journey-into-russias-past-pskov-an-old-russian-city.html Pskov: A Journey Into Russia's Past; Pskov: An Old Russian City], The New York Times(14 May 2009). [http://www.russia-ic.com/travel/travelling/907/ Krom and Dovmontov gorod: the urban node of medieval Pskov], russia-ic.com, Retrieved May 27, 2011 The citadel is of medieval origin, with the surrounding walls constructed starting in the late 15th century.Nossov, Konstantin. [https://books.google.com/books?id=fzftK0dlZg8C&dq=pskov+krom&pg=PA37 Russian Fortresses 1480-1682], p.37 (2006)

History

The Krom was the administrative and spiritual centre of the Pskov Republic in the 15th century.

In 2010, two of the towers of the Krom (the Vlasyevskaya, which dates to the 15th or 16th century, and the Rybnitskaya, which dates to 13th or 14th) were damaged in a fire.{{cn|date=May 2023}}

It is a Russian nominated candidate site on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List under 'Great Pskov' nomination.

Pskov Krom

History

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