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Vereya
Верея
Town[1]
Kirovskaya Street in Vereya
Kirovskaya Street in Vereya
Flag of Vereya
Flag
Coat of arms of Vereya
Coat of arms
Location of Vereya
Map
Vereya is located in Russia
Vereya
Vereya
Location of Vereya
Vereya is located in Moscow Oblast
Vereya
Vereya
Vereya (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°21′N 36°12′E / 55.350°N 36.200°E / 55.350; 36.200
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtNaro-Fominsky District[1]
TownVereya[1]
First mentioned1371[2]
Elevation
190 m (620 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total5,368
 • Capital ofTown of Vereya[1]
 • Municipal districtNaro-Fominsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementVereya Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofVereya Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[5])
Postal code(s)[6]
143330
OKTMO ID46638105001
Websitevereya-mo.ru

Vereya (Russian: Вере́я) is a town in Naro-Fominsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Protva River 113 kilometers (70 mi) southwest of Moscow. Population: 5,368 (2010 Russian census);[3] 4,957 (2002 Census);[7] 5,606 (1989 Soviet census);[8] 6,500 (1969).

History

It was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1371.[2] During the following century, Vereya was the seat of the tiny Vereya Principality, ruled by a lateral branch of the Muscovite Rurikids. The last prince of Vereya was married to Sophia Palaiologina's Greek niece. He escaped to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and married his daughter Sophia to Stanislovas Goštautas.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with nineteen rural localities, incorporated within Naro-Fominsky District as the Town of Vereya.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Vereya is incorporated within Naro-Fominsky Municipal District as Vereya Urban Settlement.[4]

Architecture

The Nativity Cathedral in the local kremlin was commissioned by Vladimir of Staritsa to commemorate the conquest of Kazan in 1552. It was extensively rebuilt at the turn of the 18th century; a lofty Neoclassical belltower was erected in 1802. The oldest parish church goes back to 1667–1679.

Sports

The town has a rugby league team, the Vereya Bears, who play in the Russian Championship.

LiAZ-5256 bus

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f Resolution #123-PG
  2. ^ a b Энциклопедия Города России. Moscow: Большая Российская Энциклопедия. 2003. p. 66. ISBN 5-7107-7399-9.
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ a b c d Law #72/2005-OZ
  5. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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