The gord of Cherven, probably at Czermno on the Huczwa, gave its name to the Cherven towns taken by Vladimir of Kiev from the Poles in 981.
By 1200 it is a minor fort overshadowed by Belz and Vladimir.
Who holds it
- Title
- Prince of Belz or of Vladimir
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Lord in 1200
Not pinned: Alexander of Belz or Roman.
How things stand that morning
A minor fort; holder not pinned.
Charter
No written charter: towns of Rus' held no chartered privileges in 1200; the townsmen acted through their assembly (veche) and their elders.
Fairs and markets
None recorded.
Walls and castle
Earthworks of the old gord.
Trade and crafts
Local.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Site and 1200 holder uncertain.
Primary sources for The Volhynian princes apart from Roman
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- The Hypatian Chronicle (the Kievan Chronicle compiled about 1200 at the Vydubichi monastery; the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle in the 13th century). The southern record. Read online
- Chronicle of the Poles, by Master Vincent (Wincenty Kadłubek), Wincenty Kadłubek (about 1190 to 1208). Book 4 is a contemporary's account of the fight for the senior throne of Kraków. Read online
- The Tale of Igor's Campaign (about 1187 to 1200 (disputed)). A poem on Igor Sviatoslavich's defeat by the Polovtsians in 1185 that addresses the princes of the day by name: Vsevolod of Vladimir, Rurik and David Rostislavich, Yaroslav of Galich, Roman of Volhynia and the Olgovichi of Chernigov, of whom Igor himself was prince from 1198. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.