Staraya Ladoga
Staraya Ladoga
Старая Ладога | |
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Location of Staraya Ladoga | |
| Coordinates: 59°59′50″N 32°17′53″E / 59.99722°N 32.29806°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Leningrad Oblast |
| Administrative district | Volkhovsky District |
| Rural settlement | Staroladozhskoye Rural Settlement |
| Founded | 753 |
| Area | |
• Total | 139 km2 (54 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,012 |
• Estimate (2017) | 1,954 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (37/sq mi) |
| • Capital of | Staroladozhskoye Rural Settlement |
| • Municipal district | Volkhovsky Municipal District |
| • Rural settlement | Staroladozhskoye Rural Settlement |
| • Capital of | Staroladozhskoye Rural Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 187412 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 81363 |
| OKTMO ID | 41609462101 |
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Staraya Ladoga (Russian: Ста́рая Ла́дога, romanized: Stáraya Ládoga, IPA: [ˈstarəjə ˈladəɡə], lit. 'Old Ladoga'), known as Ladoga until 1704, is a rural locality (a selo) in Volkhovsky District of Leningrad Oblast, Russia, located on the Volkhov River near Lake Ladoga, 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) north of the town of Volkhov, the administrative center of the district.
It used to be a prosperous trading outpost in the 8th and 9th centuries. During this period, it was known to the Norse as Aldeigjuborg. It was dominated by Varangians who became known as the Rus'. For that reason, Staraya Ladoga is sometimes called the first capital of Russia; it is also regarded as one of the original centers from which the name Rus' spread to other territories inhabited by the East Slavs.