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Zolotaryovskoe Gorodishche

Coordinates: 53°5′5.10″N 45°17′19.75″E / 53.0847500°N 45.2888194°E / 53.0847500; 45.2888194
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Sketch of Zolotarevskoe Gorodishche

Zolotaryovskoe Gorodishche (Russian: Золотарёвское городище) [a] is an archeological site in Penza Oblast, Russia about 1.5km no the West of the settlement of Zolotaryovka.[1][2] It is conjectured that it was a border fort of Volga Bulgaria. A large number of the remnants of warriors was found in the vicinity, suggesting it was a location of major battle at around 1237 with Mongol invaders.[3] It is a registered object of cultural heritage of Russia [ru].[4][5]

Journalist N. Kryukov that the place was called Sernya by local Moksha people.[6]

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  1. ^ Also known as Zolotarevskoe settlement, Zolotarevsky settlement, Zolotaryovka Settlement, etc.

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53°5′5.10″N 45°17′19.75″E / 53.0847500°N 45.2888194°E / 53.0847500; 45.2888194