The Development of Kyiv

The first historical part of Kyiv was Podil

The third part of the city began to form around Pechersk monastery

There were four parts in the city

Upper City was the administrative centre

Upper City was called Podil later

Pechersk monastery and the village around it were not situated far from the city

A wooden castle of the governor was built on the mountain  Zemkovy

Three parts of the city were weakly connected to each other