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Sergiyev Posad
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city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia
Sergiyev Posad is a city in Moscow Oblast, Russia, and serves as the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District. It is a significant cultural and religious hub, known historically as an important spiritual center in Russia.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Named after
- Sergius of Radonezh
- Official name
- Сергієв Посад
- Country
- Tsardom of Russia
- Population
- 98251
- Area
- 50
- Elevation
- 210
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Sergiyevo-Posadsky District
- Official website
- sergiev-posad.ru
- Image
- 00 4659. Klosteranlage Dreifaltigkeit von Sergijew Possad.jpg
- Dialing code
- 496 55
- Significant event
- Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra
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- category of associated people
- Category:People from Sergiyev Posad
- twinned administrative body
- Beroun
- topic's main category
- Category:Sergiyev Posad
- Commons category
- Sergiyev Posad
- postal code
- 141300–141315
- inception
- 1337-00-00
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Sergiyev Posad
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Sergiyev Posad
- native label
- Сергиев Посад
- different from
- Zagorsky
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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Encyclopedic overview
Sergiyev Posad (Russian: Сергиев Посад, IPA: [ˈsʲɛrgʲɪ(j)ɪf pɐˈsat] ) is a city that is the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 111,179 (2010 census); 113,581 (2002 census); 114,696 (1989 Soviet census).
The city contains the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, where Moscow Theological Academy is also located.
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