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General information about Pokotylivka

The village of Pokotylivka is a southwestern suburb of Kharkiv.

It was founded in 1869 as a railway station, which was built near the village of Karachivka. According to one version, the name comes from the surname Pokotilo, according to another - from the uneven terrain where the station was built. In 1959, Karachivka and Pokotylivka were united under the common name Pokotylivka.

On the banks of the Uda River, near Pokotylivka, there is an ancient Rus settlement of Donets dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries. The border town of Donets is mentioned, in particular, in the "Word about Ihor's regiment".

Селище Покотилівка - південно-західне передмістя Харкова.

Засноване в 1869 році як залізнична станція, яку побудували поряд з селом Карачівка. За однією з версій, назва походить від прізвища Покотило, за іншою - від нерівної місцевості, де будувалася станція. В 1959 році Карачівка та Покотилівка були об'єднані під загальною назвою Покотилівка.

На березі річки Уди поруч з Покотилівкою знаходиться давньоруське Донецьке городище XII-XIII сторічь. Прикордонне місто Донець згадується, зокрема, в "Слові о полку Ігоревім".

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Donets Hillfort

Archaeological site

The Donets Hillfort is located on the right bank of the Uda River on the northern outskirts of Pokotylivka near Kharkiv.

The ancient Rus fortress-city of Donets is mentioned in the "Ipatiev Annals" and the "Words about Ihor's Campaign" as the first Rus city reached by Prince Ihor Svyatoslavych, returning from Polovtsian captivity after an unsuccessful campaign against the Polovtsy.

Donets was a border town and trade center of Ancient Rus, it was inhabited by artisans and herders. The city ceased to exist after the Mongol-Tatar invasion.

Powerful earthen ramparts of the Donets hillfort of a triangular shape with sides from 200 to 400 meters have been preserved, as well as several semi-underground dwellings. Archaeological excavations are regularly conducted here, as a result of which many interesting finds have already been made.

A wonderful view of the Uda Valley opens from the ramparts of the Donets hillfort.