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Population—635,600 ( 2002).
The city of Yaroslavl (said to have been founded in 1010 as an outpost of the Principality of Rostov Veliky, first mentioned in 1071) lies at the intersection of major highways, railroads and waterways. Capital of an independent principality from 1218, it was incorporated into MuscovyThis article is about Muscovite Russia . For the duck see Muscovy Duck Muscovy Moscow principality to Grand Duchy of Moscow ( ) to Russian Tsardom ) was the predecessor of the Russian Empire and the successor of Kievan Rus' in its northern lands. This per in 1463Events January 5 Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris Births January 17 Friedrich III, Saxon elector (+ 1525) Deaths 1463.. In the 17th century16th century 17th century 18th century more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601- 1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of it was Russia's second largest city and, for a time (during the PolishThe Republic of Poland a country in Central Europe, lies between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and Russia (in the form of the Kaliningrad Oblast exclave) t occupation of Moscow in 1612Events January 20 Mathias becomes Holy Roman Emperor. Antonius Magirus's Koock-boeck ofte Familieren kevken-boeck is published. Popular uprising in Moscow expels Polish troops. Trial of the witches in Pendle, Lancashire is held. Births Thomas Fairfax, Eng), the country's de facto capital. Now Yaroslavl is an important industrial center (petrochemical plant, tyre manufacturing plant, diesel engines plant and many others).
Apart from the Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Monastery the oldest churches in the city date back to the 17th century and belong to the so called Yaroslavl type (built of red brick, with bright tiled exteriors). Those of St. Nicholas Nadein and Elijah the Prophet have some of the Golden ringThe Golden Ring ( Russian: ) is a ring of cities northeast of Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation. These ancient towns, which also played a significant role in the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church, preserve the memory about the most impo's most impressive frescoXIV Century fresco featuring Saint Sebastian Note: Fresco is the NATO reporting name of the Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17. In painting, the term fresco (pl. frescoes comes from the Italian phrase buon fresco ("really fresh") a technical term in opposition to ines.
There are many institutions for higher education: Demidov University, Polytechnical University, Ushinskiy Pedagogical University, Medical Academy, International University for Business and New Technologies (MUBINT), and others.
Military tuition institutions include the High Military Financial School and the High Anti-aircraft Missile School.
The city possesses a well-developed network of public transporttaxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. It is also called public transit or mass transit . While it is generally taken to mean rail and bus services, wider definitation including buses, trolley-buses and tramway lines.
There is one railway bridge across the Volga River and one road bridge; the second road bridge across Volga is under construction.
There are two major passenger railway stations: Yaroslavl-Glavny and Yaroslavl-Moskovsky. Electric shuttle trains go to Danilov, Rostov, Alexandrov, Nerekhta, and Kostroma. Diesel shuttle trains go to Rybinsk and Ivanovo. Also many long-distance passenger trains go through Yaroslavl.
Yaroslavl boasts the oldest theater in Russia (the Volkov Theater, 1750).
Temples: the city has many Russian Orthodox churches, one Russian Old Believers church, one Lutheran church, one mosque and one synagogue. Cities in Russia| Politics | Business | Finance |
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