Fortress was based on the Russian side of the river Samara. The main materials for building and land were the tree: a rather deep and wide moat (6 x 3 m), four-meter wall and fence with 17 cannon peals - positions. Inside the rectangular fort was built a wooden church in the name of the Holy Virgin. The perimeter of the fort was nearly 1300 m and an area of ​​more than 10 hectares. Around the "citadel" and arranged the fortified wall and moat Posad perimeter of 3500 m (or at least an area of ​​76.5 hectares), built bridges with wooden pilings and tank obstacles, and in September the same year, thousands of families settled here from different regiments of the Hetman. Thus, together with immigrants from Russia, the population of the fortress and the posada was about 8000 people. By the mid-90s. the same century the garrison was withdrawn completely, population 170 people left the church decayed. By December 21, 1798 the church was dismantled and moved in with. Odinkovku. The town and fortress ceased to exist.