Turaŭ

Uncovered fondations of a medieval church.

Turaŭ or Turov is a small town in Gomel Oblast, Belarus. An important city of East Slavs during the Middle Ages, the centre of a vast duchy and the seat of influential bishops, it underwent a series of misfortunes including the earthquake of 1230 shortly followed by an enemy invasion, and never regained its old importance. Excavations in the XX century uncovered some ruins well worth visiting for a lover of history.

See

• Foundations of a medieval church. This XII-century church fell victim to the 1230 earthquake. The ruin was uncovered by the archeologists in 1961. 
• The monument to St. Cyril of Turaŭ. The statue commemorates St. Cyril of Turaŭ, an influential liturgical writer who was the bishop of Turaŭ during the 1170s. 

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• Pinsk, a fine medium-sized city which overtook the role of Turaŭ as the regional center in the late middle ages.