1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
VASILKOV, a town of Russia, in the government of Kiev, 23 m. by rail S.W. of the city of Kiev. Pop. 18,000, chiefly agricultural. Vasilkov was founded in the loth century, but laid waste during the Mongol invasion of 1230-42. In 1320 it was taken by the Lithuanians, and later by the Poles, under whom it remained until 1686, when it was annexed to Russia.
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