VLADIMIR OBLAST

'Vladimir Oblast' (, ''Vladimirskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the medieval Russian capital Vladimir, which is located 190 km to the east from the present-day capital, Moscow. For detailed information about the area's medieval history, see Zalesye and Vladimir-Suzdal. The 12th-century cathedrals of Vladimir, Suzdal, Bogolyubovo, and Kideksha are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Area: 29,000 km²; population: 1,523,990 (as of the 2002 Census).

Contents

Geography

Time zone

Administrative divisions

Districts

External link

Geography

Vladimir Oblast borders Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Nizhny Novgorod Oblasts.

Time zone

Vladimir Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Administrative divisions

Districts

'Vladimir Oblast' consists of the following districts:

★ Alexandrovsky (Александровский) - centred on the town of Alexandrov, famous as the principal residence of Ivan the Terrible

★ Gorokhovetsky (Гороховецкий) - centered on the town of Gorokhovets, rich in 17th-century pre-Petrine architecture

★ Gus-Khrustalny (Гусь-Хрустальный) - centered on Gus Khrustalny, a notable centre of glass production

★ Kameshkovsky (Камешковский)

★ Kirzhachsky (Киржачский) - centered on the historic town of Kirzhach

★ Kolchuginsky (Кольчугинский)

★ Kovrovsky (Ковровский) - centered on the textile centre Kovrov, with the site of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma in the vicinity

★ Melenkovsky (Меленковский)

★ Muromsky (Муромский) - centered on Murom, the oldest town in the area, seat of medieval princes, and site of numerous historic monuments

★ Petushinsky (Петушинский)

★ Selivanovsky (Селивановский)

★ Sobinsky (Собинский)

★ Sudogodsky (Судогодский)

★ Suzdalsky (Суздальский) - centered on Suzdal, the town-museum, World Heritage Site and medieval capital of Vladimir-Suzdal

★ Vyaznikovsky (Вязниковский) - centered on the merchant town of Vyazniki, fine specimens of 17th-century architecture

★ Yuryev-Polsky (Юрьев-Польский) - centered on Yuriev-Polsky, seat of a medieval principality and site of the 13th-century cathedral

External link

★ Official website of Vladimir Oblast