Sergiyev Posad

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Sergiyev Posad (English)
Сергиев Посад (Russian)
-  City[1]  -
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Central part of the city
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Sergiyev Posad is located in Moscow Oblast
Sergiyev Posad
Sergiyev Posad
Location of Sergiyev Posad in Moscow Oblast
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Coat of arms
Flag
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Sergiyevo-Posadsky District[1]
City Sergiyev Posad[1]
Administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District,[1] City of Sergiyev Posad[1]
Municipal status (as of October 2011)
Municipal district Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District,[2] Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement[2]
Representative body Council of Deputies[3]
Statistics
Area 50.40 km2 (19.46 sq mi)[4]
Population (2010 Census) 111,179 inhabitants[5]
- Rank in 2010 142nd
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Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[7]
Founded 1347[citation needed]
City status since 1782[citation needed]
Previous names Sergiyev Posad (until 1919),[citation needed]
Sergiyev (until 1930),[citation needed]
Zagorsk (until 1991)[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[8] 141300–141315, 141318
Dialing code(s) +7 496[citation needed]
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Sergiyev Posad]] on Wikimedia Commons

Sergiyev Posad (Russian: Сергиев Посад; IPA: [ˈsʲɛrgʲɪɪf pɐˈsat]) is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 111,179 (2010 Census);[5] 113,581 (2002 Census);[9] 114,696 (1989 Census).[10]

History

Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiyev Posad

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.[citation needed] Town status was granted to Sergiyev Posad in 1742.[citation needed] 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 ru .[11]

The original name was restored in 1991.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sergiyev Posad serves as the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-six rural localities, incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky District as the City of Sergiyev Posad.[1] As a municipal division, the City of Sergiyev Posad is incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District as Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement.[2]

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

Twin towns

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See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Sergiyev Posad is twinned with:

City Region Country
Vagharshapat Armavir Province  Armenia
Beroun  Central Bohemia  Czech Republic
Fulda  Hesse  Germany
Gniezno[13]  Greater Poland Voivodeship  Poland
New Athos  Abkhazia  Georgia/ Abkhazia
Rueil-Malmaison  Île-de-France  France
Saldus Courland  Latvia
Sremski Karlovci  Vojvodina  Serbia
Terracina  Lazio  Italy

References

Notes

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Sources

  • Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
  • Московская областная Дума. Закон №60/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Сергиево-Посадского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №161/2011-ОЗ от 14 октября 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Сергиево-Посадского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №42, 10 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #60/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It, as amended by the Law #161/2011-OZ of October 14, 2011 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations Comprising It". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

Further reading

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External links

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Resolution #123-PG
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Law #60/2005-OZ
  3. ↑ [1]
  4. ↑ Росстат. Регионы России. Основные социально-экономические показатели городов. 2010 г.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
  7. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  8. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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  12. ↑ Great Soviet Encyclopedia (3rd ed., 1977), vol. 27, p. 178
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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