Sknyatino, situated at the confluence of the Nerl and the Volga Rivers, about halfway between Uglich and Tver, is the site of the medieval town of Ksnyatin, founded by Yuri Dolgoruki in 1134 and named after his son Constantine.
Ksnyatin is intended as a fortress to defend the Nerl waterway, leading to Yuri's residence at Pereslavl-Zalessky, against Novgorodians.
The latter will sack it on several occasions, before the Mongols virtually annihilate the settlement in 1239.
