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Yuryev-Polsky (other)
Yuryev-Polsky (masculine), Yuryev-Polskaya (feminine), or Yuryev-Polskoye (neuter) may refer to: *Yuryev-Polsky (town), a historical town in Yuryev-Polsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia *Yuryev-Polsky District Yuryev-Polsky District (russian: Ю́рьев-По́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #55-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. T ..., a district of Vladimir Oblast, Russia *Yuryev-Polsky Urban Settlement, a municipal formation into which the town of Yuryev-Polsky in Yuryev-Polsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia is incorporated {{Geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuryev-Polsky (town)
Yuryev-Polsky (russian: Ю́рьев-По́льский) is an old town and the administrative center of Yuryev-Polsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located in the upper reaches of the Koloksha River, northwest of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 23,000 (1974). History It was founded by Yury Dolgoruky in 1152. First part of its name derives from Yury's patron saint, St. George. The second part is derived from the word ''polsky'' meaning " in the fields". This specification was needed in order to distinguish the town from the earlier established fortress of Yuryev (nowadays Tartu), at the time located in the woods in what is now Estonia and then the biggest Russian settlement in the territory of the Chuds. Upon Vsevolod III's death in 1212, the town was assigned to one of his youngest sons, Svyatoslav. It was that prince who personally designed the town's chief landmark, the Cathedral of St. George (1230–1234). It is the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuryev-Polsky District
Yuryev-Polsky District (russian: Ю́рьев-По́льский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #55-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ... of Yuryev-Polsky. Population: 39,023 ( 2002 Census); The population of the administrative center accounts for 54.1% of the district's total population. References Sources * * * {{Use mdy dates, date=August 2013 Districts of Vladimir Oblast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |