Administrative Division of Novgorod Land - Pyatinas

Pyatinas

After the conquest of Novgorod Land by Muscowy it was divided into 5 pyatinas:

• Shelonskaya, from Shelon River, was located between Lovat and Luga rivers to the west and southwest of Novgorod.
• Vodskaya (or Votskaya), was located between Luga and Volkhov rivers, to the north of Novgorod and on the shores of Ladoga Lake.
• Obonezhskaya, from the Onega Lake, was the biggest pyatina of all. It was located to the northeast of Novgorod on the shores of White Sea, Ladoga and Onega lakes.
• Bezhetskaya, to the east of the capital.
• Derevskaya, between Msta and Lovat rivers, to the southeast of Novgorod.