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Yaroslavl[ a ] (/ ˌjærəˈslævəl /; Russian: Ярославль, IPA: [jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers (160 mi) northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers.
Yaroslavl, city and administrative centre of Yaroslavl oblast (region), west-central European Russia. It lies on the right bank of the Volga River, 175 miles (282 km) northeast of Moscow.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- To-do list: Find out who the city was founded by and named after. Learn to pronounce “Kotorosl” correctly, the name of the other river. Stroll along the Volga embankment and take a selfie in the rotunda.
- Why was Yaroslav considered wise? The man in whose honor the city is named deserves a special mention. Yaroslav was the son of Prince Vladimir, who baptized Rus.
- Yaroslavl Museum Reserve. As in any old Russian city, Yaroslavl contains a huge number of churches and several monasteries. You can try to visit all of them, of course, but be warned that even enthusiasts risk culture fatigue.
- The Church of Elijah the Prophet. Besides the fortress, we recommend a visit to the Church of Elijah the Prophet. According to legend, it was here that Yaroslav the Wise founded the first church in honor of Elijah the Prophet, since that particular day was a church holiday in memory of this saint.
- H istorical center of Yaroslavl. Yaroslavl is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosl rivers. This is the capital of the region (and the unofficial capital of the ‘Golden Ring’ tourist route) and a beautiful city with a thousand-year-long history; some of its landmarks are depicted on the 1,000-ruble bill.
- Pereslavl-Zalessky. This is the first city of the region along the way for a tourist en route from Moscow to Yaroslavl. It’s also included in the ‘Golden Ring’.
- Lake Pleshcheyevo. Pereslavl-Zalessky stands on the shore of quite a large body of water. This lake is famous for the fact that Peter the Great trained his amusement fleet there.
- The Rostov Kremlin. The next city along the way is Rostov Veliky (don’t mistake it for the southern Rostov-on-Don). Its main attraction is its unbelievably beautiful white-stone kremlin of.
Yaroslavl, oblast (region), western Russia. It lies in the upper Volga River basin. Most of the oblast is a low plain traversed by the Volga River and broken only by the low, morainic Danilov and Uglich uplands, which run northeast–southwest across it. In the northwest is the 1,768-square-mile.
Yaroslavl is a unique city on the Volga River where the breathtaking beauty of nature, the splendor of ancient architecture, and the modern industry are so harmoniously combined together. The town was firstly mentioned in Russian chronicles at the beginning of the 11th century.
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With a population of 600,000 people, Yaroslavl is the second-largest city in Central Russia after Moscow. Its 1000-year history and location in the middle of Golden Ring make Yaroslavl a good point for a day or weekend trip from Moscow.
