Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl
Ярославль | |
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Clockwise, from top right: St. Alexander Nevsky's Chapel, St. John the Baptist's Church, Strelka Park from Volga Embankment, Znamenskaya Tower, Volkov Theater, St. Elijah the Prophet's Church | |
Location of Yaroslavl | |
| Coordinates: 57°37′N 39°51′E / 57.617°N 39.850°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Yaroslavl Oblast |
| Founded | 1010 |
| Government | |
| • Body | City Duma |
| • Mayor | Artyom Molchanov |
| Area | |
• Total | 205.80 km2 (79.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 591,486 |
• Estimate (2018) | 608,722 (+2.9%) |
| • Rank | 23rd in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi) |
| • Subordinated to | city of oblast significance of Yaroslavl |
| • Capital of | Yaroslavl Oblast, Yaroslavsky District |
| • Urban okrug | Yaroslavl Urban Okrug |
| • Capital of | Yaroslavl Urban Okrug, Yaroslavsky Municipal District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ) |
| Postal code(s) | 150000—150066 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4852 |
| OKTMO ID | 78701000001 |
| Website | city-yaroslavl |
| Official name | Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl |
| Criteria | Cultural: ii, iv |
| Reference | 1170 |
| Inscription | 2005 (29th Session) |
| Area | 110 ha |
| Buffer zone | 580 ha |
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Yaroslavl (/ˌjærəˈslævəl/; Russian: Ярославль, IPA: [jɪrɐˈsɫavlʲ]) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers (160 mi) northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. It is part of the Golden Ring, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history. The population of the city at the 2021 census was 577,279.