Sergiyev Posad (Russian: Сергиев Посад, IPA: [ˈsʲɛrgʲɪ(j)ɪf pɐˈsat]) is a city that is the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 111,179 (2010 Russian census);[4] 113,581 (2002 Census);[8] 114,696 (1989 Soviet census).[9]
Sergiyev Posad
Сергиев Посад | |
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 Central part of the city with Trinity Lavra | |
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Location of Sergiyev Posad  | |
  Sergiyev Posad Location of Sergiyev Posad  Sergiyev Posad Sergiyev Posad (Moscow Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 56°18′54″N 38°08′12″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Sergiyevo-Posadsky District[1] |
| City | Sergiyev Posad[1] |
| Founded | 1347 |
| City status since | 1782 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of Deputies[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 50.40 km2 (19.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 111,179 |
| • Rank | 142nd in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,700/sq mi) |
| • Capital of | Sergiyevo-Posadsky District,[1] City of Sergiyev Posad[1] |
| • Municipal district | Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District[5] |
| • Urban settlement | Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement[5] |
| • Capital of | Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District,[5] Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement[5] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [6]) |
| Postal code(s)[7] | 141300–141315, 141318 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 496 |
| OKTMO ID | 46728000001 |
| Website | www |
The city was previously known by its current name until 1919, later it was renamed as Sergiyev (until 1930) and Zagorsk (until 1991).
History
Sergiyev Posad is the religious center of the Moscow Region as its first monastery was founded in 1337.[10] The monastery began as a church built by Sergius of Radonezh, made out of wood, and by 1345 was recognized as a place of religious worship.[11] Town status was granted to Sergiyev Posad in 1742.[citation needed] In the 16th and 17th centuries, the religious center continued expanding into new monastery buildings, living areas, and stone walls, which withheld a Polish Siege of 1608–1610.[12] In the 18th century, wooden monasteries were mostly destroyed and began reconstruction and settlement (roads, hotels, stable, and hospice).[13] Lavra was closed in 1919 after the Russian Revolution, like all other places of worship in the USSR.[14] 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 Vladimir Zagorsky.[15] Sergiyev Posad was penetrated by Germany in 1941.[citation needed] It reopened later in 1941 during WW2 and continued to serve as a religious and historical center of Russia.[citation needed]
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.[5]
Culture
The culture of Sergiyev Posad focuses on its religious and toymaking history, as well as classical music and art.[16] The Sergiyev Posad State History and Art Museum-Preserve contain the Lavra complex of monasteries, and the Konny Dvor museum, which consists of art and excavated artifacts.[17] In addition to the Lavra monasteries, the Chernigovsky Skete was built as a men's monastery in the 19th century, providing space for over 400 monks.[18] Today, the Skete is quiet and peaceful, with only 10 monks coming to complete its everyday functions.[19]
The Russian wooden toys, matryoshkas, were invented there by an artist Sergey Malyutin, and are now displayed in the Toy Museum.[20] There are over 800 exhibits from the 11-21st century, including artifacts from other countries.[21] Because of the town’s deep-rooted focus on art and music, it has many schools for children, who are enrolled between the ages of 6–8 years old.[22] In addition, it is home to many such as which has been mentioned in War and Peace, Yuri Gagarin Palace of Culture which is a Russian Heritage Building.
Economy and transportation
Tourism associated with the Golden Ring plays a role in the regional economy. There is an important toy factory and Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant.
The Moscow–Yaroslavl railway and highway pass through the town. Sergiyev Posad Bus Terminal is located in the city.
Street in Sergiyev Posad by Aristarkh Lentulov
Kelarsky pond
Lavra Hotel
Yuri Gagarin Palace of Culture
Notable people
- Andrei Rublev, artist, Church iconography, lived in the 14-15th centuries, author of Saint Trinity's icon
- Zhanna Bichevskaya, Soviet/Russian singer and folk musician
- Daniel Chorniy, artist, Church iconography, lived in the 14-15th centuries
- Pavel Florensky, Russian Orthodox theologian and researcher
- Vikentii Trofimov, painter
- Vladimir Favorsky, graphic artist, woodcut illustrator, painter[23]
- Aristarkh Lentulov, avant-garde artist
- Boris Kustodiev, painter
- Mikhail Nesterov, painter
- German Sterligov, businessman
- Ivan Demidov (born 2005), ice hockey player, picked 5th overall in the 2024 NHL draft by the Montreal Canadiens
Twin towns – sister cities
Sergiyev Posad is twinned with:[24]
Cephalonia, Greece
Fulda, Germany
New Athos, Georgia
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Saldus, Latvia
Slonim, Belarus
Vagharshapat, Armenia
Former twin towns:
Gniezno, Poland
In March 2022, the Polish city of Gniezno severed its ties with Sergiyev Posad as a response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[25]
References
Further reading
External links
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