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Rostov Veliky
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town in Rostovsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
Rostov Veliky is a historic town located in Yaroslavl Oblast in northwestern Russia. It is notable as an important cultural and architectural site in the region, with particular significance in Russian medieval history.
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Ростов Великий
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Located in
- Rostov principality
- Population
- 27298
- Area
- 31
- Elevation
- 100
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Rostov principality
- Official website
- grad-rostov.ru
- Image
- Rostov19.jpg
- Dialing code
- 48536
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Rostov
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Rostov
- Commons category
- Rostov Veliky
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Rostov
- postal code
- 152159
- topic's main category
- Category:Rostov
- different from
- Rostov-on-Don
- twinned administrative body
- Arzamas
- time of earliest written record
- 0862-00-00
- native label
- Ростов Великий
- nickname
- Город колоколов
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Encyclopedic overview
Rostov Veliky (Russian: Ростов Великий, [rɐˈstof vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj], lit. 'Rostov the Great') is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero, 202 kilometers (126 mi) northeast of Moscow. Population: 30,406 (2021 census); 31,792 (2010 census); 34,141 (2002 census); 35,707 (1989 Soviet census).
The name of the town was officially changed from Rostov to Rostov Veliky on 8 January 2025. The name of the town railway station is Rostov Yaroslavsky, due to its location in Yaroslavl Oblast.
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