Yuryev-Polski

city Jurjew-Polski рьев-Польский coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Vladimir Rajon Yuryev-Polski Founded 1152 City since 1778 surface 10  km² population 19,595 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1960 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 140  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 49246 Post Code 601800-601803 License Plate 33 OKATO 17 256 501 Website www.ypcity.ru Geographical location Coordinates 56 ° 30 ′  N , 39 ° 41 ′  E Coordinates: 56 ° 30 ′ 0 ″  N , 39 ° 41 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Vladimir Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Jurjew-Polski ( Russian Юрьев-Польский ) is a city in Russia with 19,595 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). It is located in Vladimir Oblast , some 68 km north-west of the regional capital removed the river Kolokscha , a tributary of the Klyazma . Jurjew-Polski, founded in 1152, is part of the so-called Golden Ring .

history

The Yuryev-Polsky Kremlin

The city was founded in 1152 by the Suzdal prince Yuri Dolgoruki , who five years earlier also founded Moscow . The name of the city, which was originally Jurjew-Opolski, can be translated as "Juri-Stadt in Opolje". Opolje (also: Salessje) was the name for areas in the north-east of Russia and meant field land. The addition served to distinguish the city from Tartu, which was also called Jurjew at the time, in what is now Estonia . Similar to Moscow, Yuri created a fortress city with Jurjew-Polski, the core of which was a Kremlin , a fortress typical of old Russian cities. The first cathedral was also built here in 1152, the St. George's Cathedral, which was rebuilt from 1230 to 1234 and rebuilt in a different form in 1471 after being destroyed in the first half of the 15th century. To this day, however, its replica from the 15th century is in the Yuryev-Polski Kremlin. In the 13th century the city was devastated by the Tatars , from which it could not recover for centuries and which led to a poor existence. It was not until the beginning of the 16th century that the Archangel Michael Monastery, which had been destroyed by the Tatars, began to grow again. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the monastery received additional church buildings. From the end of the 17th century, Jurjew-Polski acquired a certain importance due to its location on a trade route that connected the Suzdal area with Moscow, but it remained an area characterized by agriculture .

Population development

year	Residents
1897	5,759
1939	15,158
1959	16.801
1970	22.096
1979	21.091
1989	22,247
2002	19.906
2010	19,595

Note: census data

economy

There is little industry in and around Yuryev-Polski. The few establishments include a few food manufacturers and a textile factory. Since the late 20th century, tourism has also become increasingly important in Jurjew-Polski.

Selected sights

• Kremlin
• St. George's Cathedral (1230-1234)
• Archangel Michael Monastery (13th century)

Town twinning

• Hînceşti , Moldova

sons and daughters of the town

• Nikolai Fomin (1895–1987), Colonel General
• Alexander Starzew (1919–1986), diplomat
• Kirill Kudrjaschow (* 1987), biathlete

Web links

Commons : Jurjew-Polski  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• http://www.ypcity.ru/ (Russian)
• http://www.zolotoe-kolco.ru/data/yup.html (Russian)
• Jurjew-Polski on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

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)
2. ↑ Фомин Николай Сергеевич , warheroes.ru (Russian)
3. ↑ Александр Капитонович Старцев , people.su (Russian)