Yazhelbitsy

Yazhelbitsy (Russian: Яжелбицы) is a village (selo) in Valdaysky District of Novgorod Oblast, Russia, located on the M 10 highway 75 miles (121 km) south-east of Veliky Novgorod.

Yazhelbitsy Яжелбицы
Selo
View of the village, April 2010
Location of Yazhelbitsy
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Coordinates: 58°02′N 32°58′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Novgorod Oblast
Population
• Estimate  (2010)	1,402
Administrative status
• Capital of	Yazhelbitsky Rural Settlement
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Valdaysky District
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [1])
Postal code(s)[2]	175411
Dialing code(s)	+7 81666
OKTMO ID	49608449101

It was the site of the 1456 Treaty of Yazhelbitsy between Grand Prince Vasily II (r. 1425–1462) and Novgorod the Great, in which Novgorod's political independence was strictly curtailed. Failure to abide by the treaty led to Novgorod's defeat at Shelon River in 1471 and its final subjugation by Moscow in 1478.