Sergiyev Posad
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Sergiyev Posad (Template:Lang-ru) is a city in and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia. The city grew up around the greatest of Russian monasteries, the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra or "Trinity". The town became incorporated in 1742. As its name had strong religious connotations, the Soviet authorities changed it to Zagorsk (after bolshevik Zagorski) in 1930. The original name, literally meaning "Sergii's settlement" and alluding to St Sergii Radonezhsky, came back into official use in 1991. According to the 2002 Census, the town had population of 113,581. Geographical coordiantes Template:Coor dm.
Tourism associated with the Golden Ring plays a role in the regional economy. There is also an important factory of toys.
In 1947, the Soviet Union established its first factory to weaponize smallpox at the edge of Sergiyev Posad.
External links
- Official site of the Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra - Sergiev Posad
- Sergiev Posad on Google Maps
- Sergiev Posad State History and Art Museum-Reserve
- monastery pictures in Sergiev Posad
- pictures of the Monastery of the Holy Trinity in Sergiev Posad
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