Voronich - village in the Pskov region. It located at a distance of 3 km from the Pushkin Mountains. Near the river Soroti, which is located on the shore of the village of the same name. Not far from Grigorskiy park in the center of Voronich, located Voronich settlement. Now it remained only the ruins of the ancient city.

Earlier, in the 14-16 centuries, it was part of the fortifications along the southwestern border of Pskov. Voronich was an important strategic point boundary and an important trade center, a place of crossing of the trade route passing in Moscow and Pskov in the direction of Lithuania and Poland. In the 15th century in the village there were whiter than 400 yards. According to popular legend, before there were 77 churches and monasteries, which is more than in other suburbs of Pskov. It was more than that, for example, Vella, Opochka, Ostrov and other cities.

At the end of the 16th century, in its heyday, during the Livonian War, the Polish troops under the leadership of their king Stefan Batory conquered the fortress, defeated it, and during his retreat completely destroyed the city. Since then, unfortunately, he has not been reinstated. The remaining settlements as a result of subsequent raids eventually come to ruin because of his defense of the fortress and no soldiers had already been significantly weakened.

Today the fort is a large hill and the remains of the fortress. At its peak in the south-west side is high and steep shaft. Previously, the entire hill was surrounded by a high wooden wall. In the corners of a tower. The castle gates were two couples, which approached the sides of the road. Even today you can see traces of them that have survived after a few centuries. The castle has a warehouse of weapons and ammunition, as well as food. Once inside were so-called siege crate that served as a refuge for the temporary nature of the locals, when the city of impending danger.

The fortress itself was previously two temples - Ilyinsky and Egoryevsky. None of them survived. However, today you can see the surviving part of the old basement Yegoryevsky temple. The building itself Yegoryevsky temple burned down in 1913. Also survived fence of stone and ancient stone crosses, which belong to the 15-16 century. They were restored in 1984. At the entrance to the courtyard of the church can be seen here folded core of ancient stone tools found during excavations.

In 2007 on the site of the old church, the ancient foundation has been re-built Church of St. George. For its restoration it has been taken as a basis for the ancient Church of the previous plans, as well as its historical description.

On the mound Voronich were buried Trigorskoe home, located next door to Voronich. These burials were along the east side of the altar of the temple Yegoryevsky. It was a family cemetery family Osipov. Praskovya Alexandrovna Osipova was the owner Trigorskoe. Here is the grave of her husband IS Osipova. Also, under the marble cross are buried AM Vyndomskogo and AN Wulff.

In the village Voronich remains of the foundations of the ancient Temple of Ascension. The most famous of his parishioners were members of the Pushkin family Hannibal. In the old cemetery at the tomb Voronich Benjamin Petrovich Hannibal uncle AS Pushkin. Here also lie the remains of the priest Hilarion Rajewski, who served in the Resurrection Church and knew the poet and his family.

Here, on the ruins of the fortress, judging by the autograph of Pushkin, it was written by a historical drama "Boris Godunov."