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Suzdal, medieval principality that occupied the area between the Oka River and the Upper Volga in northeastern Russia. During the 12th to 14th centuries, Suzdal was under the rule of a branch of the Rurik dynasty. As one of the successor regions to Kiev, the principality achieved great political.
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Suzdal is one of the oldest Russian towns. In the 12th century, it became the capital of the principality, while Moscow was one of its subordinate settlements. Currently, Suzdal is the smallest of the Russian Golden Ring towns, yet it has more than 40 historically important monuments and 200 architectural sites.
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The origins of the convent extend to the early days of the Suzdal principality. It was founded in 1207 by Bishop Ioann, who dedicated it to a Byzantine holiday commemorating the discovery of...
This date has since been used as the official date of foundation of Suzdal, although as Suzdal was already in existence in 1024 it must have been founded sometime earlier. Some historians claim there is an even older mention of the city, which would mean the first mention came in 999.
Suzdal was first mentioned in the annals in 1024, but some historians believe it was founded even earlier, in 982 by Prince Vladimir, the baptizer of Rus, who later founded neighboring...
Suzdal – zo'n 25 kilometer ten noorden van Vladimir – was in de 9e en 10e eeuw na Christus een nederzetting en werd in de 11e eeuw een fort (kremlin). Het kremlin is omgeven door aarden wallen waarbinnen de kathedraal van de Geboorte van Christus staat, met zijn vijf koepels en 13e-eeuwse gouden deuren.
Founded c.1024 as a fortress town, it developed from the 11th to 12th cent. as an important city of the grand duchy of Vladimir-Suzdal (see Vladimir) and a political and religious center of NE Russia.
