This is one of the most ancient and iconic cities of Belarus and the capital of the former Principality of Turov in the 10th-13th centuries.
The city of Turov is the political, economic and cultural center of the Dregovichi, the City of Turov was first mentioned in 980 in the Tale of Bygone Years: “This Rogvolod crossed over the sea and held his power in Polotsk. And Tur held power in Turov, and the Turov people were nicknamed from him.
The city was founded at the confluence of the Yazda and Strumen rivers, tributaries of the Pripyat, which, in turn, flows into the Dnieper, leading to the Black Sea.
In the 11th century the city became one of the centers of Christianity. At the same time, the so-called Turov Gospel was created here - the oldest book created on the territory of modern Belarus.
