| En Name: | Sergiyev Posad |
| Ru Name: | Сергиев Посад |
| Coordinates: | 56.315°N 38.1367°W |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Sergiev Posad (Moscow oblast).svg |
| Federal Subject: | Moscow Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Sergiyevo-Posadsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Sergiyev Posad |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | City |
| Adm Ctr Of1: | Sergiyevo-Posadsky District |
| Adm Ctr Of2: | City of Sergiyev Posad |
| Inhabloc Cat: | City |
| Mun District Jur: | Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement |
| Representative Body: | Council of Deputies |
| Representative Body Ref: | [1] |
| Area Km2: | 50.40 |
| Area Km2 Ref: | [2] |
| Pop 2010Census: | 111179 |
| Pop 2010Census Rank: | 142nd |
| Established Date: | 1347 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1782 |
| Postal Codes: | 141300–141315, 141318 |
| Dialing Codes: | 496 |
| Website: | http://www.sergiev-posad.net/ |
Sergiyev Posad (Russian: Сергиев Посад|p=ˈsʲɛrgʲɪ(j)ɪf pɐˈsat) is a city that is the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population:
The city was previously known by its current name until 1919, later it was renamed as Sergiyev (until 1930) and Zagorsk (until 1991).
Sergiyev Posad is the religious center of the Moscow Region as its first monastery was founded in 1337.[3] The monastery began as a church built by Sergius of Radonezh, made out of wood, and by 1345 was recognized as a place of religious worship.[4] Town status was granted to Sergiyev Posad in 1742. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the religious center continued expanding into new monastery buildings, living areas, and stone walls, which withheld a Polish Siege of 1608–1610.[5] In the 18th century, wooden monasteries were mostly destroyed and began reconstruction and settlement (roads, hotels, stable, and hospice).[6] Lavra was closed in 1919 after the Russian Revolution, like all other places of worship in the USSR.[7] The town's name, alluding to St. Sergius, has strong religious connotations. Soviet authorities changed it first to just Sergiyev in 1919, and then to Zagorsk in 1930, in memory of the revolutionary Vladimir Zagorsky.[8] Sergiyev Posad was penetrated by Germany in 1941. It reopened later in 1941 during WW2 and continued to serve as a religious and historical center of Russia.
The original name was restored in 1991.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sergiyev Posad serves as the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District.[9] As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-six rural localities, incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky District as the City of Sergiyev Posad. As a municipal division, the City of Sergiyev Posad is incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District as Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement.[10]
The culture of Sergiyev Posad focuses on its religious and toymaking history, as well as classical music and art.[11] The Sergiyev Posad State History and Art Museum-Preserve contain the Lavra complex of monasteries, and the Konny Dvor museum, which consists of art and excavated artifacts.[12] In addition to the Lavra monasteries, the Chernigovsky Skete was built as a men's monastery in the 19th century, providing space for over 400 monks.[13] Today, the Skete is quiet and peaceful, with only 10 monks coming to complete its everyday functions.[14]
The Russian wooden toys, matryoshkas, were invented there by an artist Sergey Malyutin, and are now displayed in the Toy Museum.[15] There are over 800 exhibits from the 11-21st century, including artifacts from other countries.[16] Because of the town’s deep-rooted focus on art and music, it has many schools for children, who are enrolled between the ages of 6–8 years old.[17] In addition, it is home to many such as which has been mentioned in War and Peace, Yuri Gagarin Palace of Culture which is a Russian Heritage Building.
Tourism associated with the Golden Ring plays a role in the regional economy. There is an important toy factory and Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant.
The Moscow–Yaroslavl railway and highway pass through the town. Sergiyev Posad Bus Terminal is located in the city.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia.
Sergiyev Posad is twinned with:[19]
Cephalonia, Greece
New Athos, Georgia
Rueil-Malmaison, France
Saldus, Latvia
Slonim, Belarus
Vagharshapat, ArmeniaFormer twin towns:
Gniezno, PolandIn March 2022, the Polish city of Gniezno severed its ties with Sergiyev Posad as a response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[20]
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