History

According to archaeological sources, dates of Kamenetz end of 12 century - beginning of 13 century. It prefer this version Modern researchers among the four hypotheses on the establishment of Kamenetz-Podolsk. The town was part of Kievan Rus in the XIII-XIV years - Galicia-Volyn principality, then was captured by the Tatars and Mongols. In the first half of XIV century the town became the center of Podolsky principality headed by the princes Koriatovych. From the second half of XIV century - in the Lithuanian-Ruthenian States, with 1430 - Poland, p. 1463 - Podolski County Center, converted into a fortress. In the Middle Ages was Kamyanets remeslovo-trading center, the development would not yield such cities as Lviv and Kyiv. In 1672 captured by Turkey in 1699 returned to Poland. In 1793, after third division of Poland, together with all right-bank Ukraine was annexed to the Russian Empire (1795-97 years Center Podolsk province, in the years 1797-1917 - Podolsk province). March 14, 1914 the first train arrived at the station Kamenets. In the years 1918-1921 - the main center of the formation of the Ukrainian People's Republic of troops. 11lystopad 1919-1920 - the capital of the Ukrainian People's Republic. During the Soviet regime - a big industrial city. In the years 1937-1941 - Center Kamenets Podolski region. Since 1991 - as part of independent Ukraine.

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