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Yaroslavl (Russian: Ярослáвль, IPA: [jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers (160 mi) northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers.
- 205.80 km² (79.46 sq mi)
- 1010
- 100 m (300 ft)
- Russia
Mar 17, 2024 · Yaroslavl, city and administrative centre of Yaroslavl oblast (region), west-central European Russia. It lies on the right bank of the Volga River, 175 miles (282 km) northeast of Moscow. Yaroslavl is believed to have been founded in 1010 by Prince Yaroslav I (the Wise), and it served as the.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Situated at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl Rivers some 250 km north-east of Moscow, the historic city of Yaroslavl developed into a major commercial centre from the 11th century. It is renowned for its numerous 17th-century churches and is an outstanding example of the urban planning reform Empress Catherine the Great ordered for the ...
Yaroslavl is a town of unsurpassed beauty. Everywhere is The Volga, and everywhere in history. The city is over 1000 years old and was founded by Yaroslav, the son of Russia’s first Christian grand prince Vladimir the Great. Yaroslav landed here in 1010 to suppress a hostile pagan tribe that raided passing merchants.
Yaroslavl has created many bright chapters of history, contributed to consolidation of Russian statehood, economy, culture and defense capability of the country. Official delegations, Yaroslavl citizens, numerous visitors from all over Russia and other countries took part in the jubilee festivities.
Yaroslavl is the largest and oldest (founded 1010) city on the Golden Ring, a fact underscored by its place of honour on the Russian 1000-rouble note (including the 15-domed church of John the Baptist on the back). Embraced by two rivers, the mighty Volga and the smaller Kotorosl, Yaroslavl’s centre is dotted with onion domes like no other ...
Yaroslavl, oblast (region), western Russia. It lies in the upper Volga River basin. Most of the oblast is a low plain traversed by the Volga River and broken only by the low, morainic Danilov and Uglich uplands, which run northeast–southwest across it. In the northwest is the 1,768-square-mile.
