Novgorod Republic
Russian city-state (1136–1478)
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Summary
Novgorod Republic is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of historical country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,532 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodox Church[3]
- Country: Novgorod Republic[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Instance of: sovereign state[6]
- Capital: Veliky Novgorod[7]
- Official language: Old East Slavic[8], Old Novgorodian[9]
- Currency: grivna[10], 诺夫哥罗德坚戈[11]
- Basic form of government: republic[12], oligarchy[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Vodskaja pjatina[14], Бежецкая пятина[15], Деревская пятина[16], Обонежская пятина[17], Shelonskaya Pyatina[18], Veliky Novgorod[19]
- Commons category: Novgorod Republic[20]
- Inception: 1136[21]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: January 1, 1478[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Novgorod Republic[23]
- Replaces: Principality of Novgorod-Seversk[24]
- Office held by head of state: Grand Prince of Novgorod[25]
- Area: 3,000,000 km²[26]
- Language used: Uralic[27], Old East Slavic[28], Old Novgorodian[29]
- Official religion: Eastern Orthodoxy[30], Baltic Finnic paganism[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
Why It Matters
Novgorod Republic has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]