Kremlin (city center)

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The Kremlin is "a fortified core of Russian cities in the Middle Ages, mostly located on a hill, the seat of the spiritual and secular government". A citadel and a surrounding wall protect the area on which the palace buildings and churches stand.

Most important is the Moscow Kremlin , seat of the President of the Russian Federation.

The Russian word Kremlin ' (Кремль), old Russian Kremlinu "citadel, fortress" may have Tatar roots

see also: List of Kremlin

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brockhaus Enzyklopädie, 19th, completely revised edition, Vol. 12 (1990), p. 471
  2. ^ Online Etymological Dictionary