Kontsy

[1] The city was also divided into two sides, although this was probably not a distinct administrative unit as were the ends.

The Sofia Side was named after the Cathedral of Holy Wisdom and consisted of the Nerev, Zagorodskii and Liudin Ends.

The Trade Side of the city consisted of the Slavno and Plotnitsky Ends.

It is also thought that each end governed one of the Fifths, the five organized territories into which the Novgorodian Land had been divided, although this too is unclear from the sources.

The elected starostas were a part of the city administration until the middle of the 17th century and their role became more important at the time when the central government was weak.