Editing Slonim (section)

=== Middle Ages ===
The earliest record is of a wooden fort on the left bank of the [[Shchara River|Shchara river]] in the 11th century, although there may have been earlier settlement.

The area was disputed between the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]] and [[Kievan Rus']] in early history and it changed hands several times. In 1040, the Kievans won control of the area after a battle but lost Slonim to the Lithuanians in 1103. The [[Ruthenians]] retook the area early in the 13th century but were expelled by a [[Tatars|Tatar]] invasion in 1241 and the town was pillaged. When, later in the year, the Tatars withdrew, Slonim became part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania once again, in [[Polish–Lithuanian union|personal union]] with the [[Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)|Kingdom of Poland]] after the [[Union of Krewo]] of 1385.