Sergiyev Posad

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Coat of arms Flag Federal subject Moscow Oblast Area 50.4 km² Local time Thursday 6:50 AM		Country Russia City Sergiyev Posad Population 109,076 (2012)

Administrative district Sergiyevo-Posadsky District Administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, City of Sergiyev Posad Weather -8°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 92% Humidity Points of interest Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, Muzey igrushki, Sergiev Posad Museum, Museum complex "Konniy d, Skitsky ponds

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Sergiyev Posad (Russian: Се́ргиев Поса́д; [ˈsʲɛrgʲɪɪf pɐˈsat]) is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 111,179 (2010 Census); 113,581 (2002 Census); 114,696 (1989 Census).

Map of Sergiev Posad, Moskovsky, Russia

History

Sergiyev Posad grew in the 15th century around one of the greatest of Russian monasteries, the Trinity Lavra established by St. Sergius of Radonezh, still (as of 2015) one of the largest monasteries in Russia. Town status was granted to Sergiyev Posad in 1742. The town's name, alluding to St. Sergius, has strong religious connotations. Soviet authorities changed it first to just Sergiyev in 1919, and then to Zagorsk in 1930, in memory of the revolutionary Vladimir Mikhailovich Zagorsky .

The original name was restored in 1991.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sergiyev Posad serves as the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-six rural localities, incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky District as the City of Sergiyev Posad. As a municipal division, the City of Sergiyev Posad is incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District as Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement.

Economy

Tourism associated with the Golden Ring plays a role in the regional economy. There is also an important toy factory.

Transportation

The Moscow–Yaroslavl railway and highway pass through the town. Sergiyev Posad Bus Terminal is located in the city.

Notable people

Andrey Rublev, artist of the Church icons, 14th century, author icon St. Trinity

Daneel Chiorniy, artist of the Church icons, 14th century

Pavel Florensky, Russian Orthodox theologian and researcher

Vikentii Trofimov, painter

Vladimir Favorsky graphic artist, woodcut illustrator, painter

Aristarkh Lentulov, artist of Russian avant-garde

Boris Kustodiev, painter

Mikhail Nesterov, painter

Twin towns

Sergiyev Posad is twinned with:

References

Sergiyev Posad Wikipedia

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