The Pskov Krom (russian: Псковский Кром, Pskovsky Krom), also known as the Pskov Kremlin (russian: Псковский Кремль, Pskovsky Kreml'), is an ancient

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Pskov Pskov ( rus, Псков, a=pskov-ru.ogg, p=pskof; see also names in other languages) is a city in northwestern Russia and the administrative center of Pskov Oblast, located about east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. Population ...

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. In the central part of the city, the Krom is located at the junction of the

Velikaya The Velikaya () is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is a major tributary of Lak ...

and

Pskova The Pskova () is a river in Strugo-Krasnensky and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is a right tributary of the Velikaya and belongs to the basin of the Narva Narva, russian: Нарва is a ...

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Pskov: A Journey Into Russia's Past; Pskov: An Old Russian City
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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.
Russian Fortresses 1480-1682
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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.(29 August 2010)
The Pskov Kremlin, one of the strongest medieval fortresses
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Two towers of Pskov Kremlin almost ruined by fire
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'' It's a Russian nominated candidate site on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List under 'Great Pskov' nomination.

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