Alexandrov

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city Alexandrov Александров flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Vladimir Rajon Alexandrov mayor Anatoly Iossifowitsch Rawin First mention 14th Century City since 1778 surface 25  km² population 61,551 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 2462 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 190  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 49244 Post Code 60165x License Plate 33 OKATO 17 205 501 Website gorodaleksandrov.ru Geographical location Coordinates 56 ° 24 '  N , 38 ° 43'  E Coordinates: 56 ° 24 '0 "  N , 38 ° 43' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Vladimir Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Alexandrow ( Russian Алекса́ндров ) is a Russian city ​​with 61,551 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the Vladimir Oblast . It is located around 100 km northeast of Moscow and 125 km northwest of the regional capital Vladimir , on the banks of the Seraja river from the catchment area of ​​the Klyazma . The closest towns are Strunino (8 km west) and Karabanowo (9 km south).

history

The Seraya River near Alexandrov

Trinity Cathedral

Alexandrow was first mentioned in Russian documents in the 14th century and was originally called Alexandrowa Sloboda ( Алекса́ндрова слобода́ , literally "Alexander settlement "). At the beginning of the 16th century, the Moscow Grand Duke Vasily III. there turned a small hunting lodge into a grand ducal residence. Around the same time, the Holy Trinity Cathedral was built in Alexandrowa Sloboda in 1513 and is still preserved today.

In 1564, Tsar Ivan the Terrible settled in Sloboda and made it the de facto capital of his newly established empire for 17 years. Numerous magnificent buildings were erected there in those years. After Ivan had killed his son, Crown Prince Ivan , in a fit of anger in Alexandrowa Sloboda in November 1581 , he left the residence for good. Since then, the former tsarist chambers fell into disrepair and were also damaged by Polish-Lithuanian troops during the so-called Smuta in the early 17th century . Only in the middle of the 17th century, when a wooden palace was built for Tsar Michael in Sloboda , did the place flourish again. A little later, on the site of the former residence of Ivan the Terrible, a women's monastery (today's Dormition Monastery, Russian Успе́нский монасты́рь ) was founded.

In the 18th century, the former Sloboda was increasingly expanded according to urban planning, with new districts being created especially along the street leading to Moscow. In 1778 Alexandrov received official city rights and was raised to a district town within the province of Vladimir- Kostroma (since 1796: Governorate of Vladimir ). From the end of the 18th century, Alexandrov was built according to a general plan, and important textile manufacturers were established there in the 19th century. In 1870 the city received a direct rail link with Moscow. The current station building was built in 1903. With the construction of a radio factory in Alexandrov in the 1930s, the city's industrialization continued in the Soviet era .

Population development

year	Residents
1897	6,810
1939	27,726
1959	36,738
1970	49,911
1979	60,391
1989	68,220
2002	64,824
2010	61,551

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

Alexandrov is both the center of an agricultural area and an industrial city. The most important companies are a lighting factory, two electronics factories and light industry companies.

Alexandrov has a connection to the M8 trunk road via a side road . The city also has a train station on the Trans-Siberian Railway line from Moscow to Yaroslavl . In the area of ​​Alexandrov the Great Moscow Railway Ring crosses the Trans-Siberian line.

Attractions

Alexandrovskaya Sloboda

Due to its historical significance and the partially preserved buildings from the 16th century, the city of Alexandrov belongs to the complex of the so-called Golden Ring northeast of Moscow.

The palace complex of Alexandrowskaja Sloboda with numerous churches such as the Trinity Cathedral, the Assumption Church or the Crucifixion Church is still one of the sights today. There are also numerous exhibits related to the life and work of Ivan the Terrible, including a. his ivory throne. Today the facility belongs to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

Town twinning

• Česká Lípa , Czech Republic

sons and daughters of the town

• Irina Davydova (* 1988), track and field athlete
• Wassili Subow (1900–1963), philosopher, art historian and science historian

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Alexandrov  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Alexandrov information portal (Russian)
• Unofficial website (Russian)
• Entry at mojgorod.ru (Russian)