Town · Gorodno and the Rus' towns of Black Ruthenia · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Slonim

Slonim is a small fortified settlement on the Shchara on the forest road between Novogrudok and the Pinsk and Berestye lands.

It is first named in 1252; in 1200 it is a Rus' fort whose lord is not known.

Who holds it

Title
Rus' lord
Since
not pinned
Confidence
low

First named (as Uslonim) in the Galician-Volhynian chronicle in 1252.

How things stand that morning

A Rus' fort; lord not pinned.

Council

none recorded

Communities

Orthodox Rus'

Fairs and markets

none recorded

Militia

local

Walls and castle

Earth and timber fort.

Trade and crafts

river and forest traffic on the Shchara

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: First written mention 1252.

Sources and studies

  1. Hypatian Codex (Kievan Chronicle to 1200, Galician-Volhynian Chronicle after), Ukrainian tr. L. Makhnovets, Litopys ruskyi (1989), years 1196-1223 with corrected dates

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.