Kirzhach is a Russian town of 22,700 inhabitants. It is situated in the west of the Vladimir Oblast, 29 km south of Alexandrov and 125 km west of Vladimir. Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia ... Alexandrov (Алекса́ндров) is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. ... Population 358,000 (census 2004) Time zone Moscow: UTC+3 Latitude/Longitude 56°09′ N 40°25′ E Vladimir (Влади́мир) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vladimir Oblast. ...

View of the Kirzhach Annunication Monastery in 1910.

The town originated in the 14th century as a sloboda assigned to the Annunciation Monastery. The latter was established by Saint Sergius of Radonezh, who lived in the area from 1354 until 1358. For most of its history, the abbey remained heavily dependent upon the Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, which lies 48 km to the west. Jump to: navigation, search This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right}. It is housed in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. As a means of recording the passage of time, the 14th century was that century which... Sloboda was a kind of settlement in the history of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. ... Venerable Sergii Radonezhsky (Сергий Радонежский) (born Varfolomei – Варфоломей, corresponds to Bartholomew), also translated as Sergey Radonezhsky and Sergius of Radonezh (1322 – 1392), was the greatest spiritual leader and monastic reformer of medieval Russia. ... Events End of reign of John VI Cantacuzenus, as Byzantine emperor. ... Events Jacquerie. ... View of the lavra in the 1890s. ...

The diminutive monastery cathedral, erected during the reign of Ivan the Great, conforms to the early Muscovite type of cathedral church. It is commonly regarded as one of the last and loveliest specimens of this conservative strain. [1] An open gallery connects the cathedral with the nearby Saviour church, built in the shape of a square tower and surmounted by a tent-like belfry. This church, commissioned by the Miloslavsky boyars in 1656, contains their family sepulchre. The 16th-century refectory with St Sergius Church was demolished during the Soviet years. Albus rex Ivan III Ivan III Vasilevich (Иван III Васильевич) (January 22, 1440 - October 27, 1505), also known as Ivan the Great, was a grand duke of Muscovy who first adopted a more pretentious title of the grand duke of all the Russias. Sometimes referred to as the gatherer of... Maria Miloslavskaya Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya (Russian: , 1625-1669) was the first wife of tzar Alexis I of Russia and mother of the tzars Feodor III of Russia and Ivan V of Russia, as well as regent princess Sophia Alekseyevna. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... A refectory is a dining room, especially in monasteries, boarding schools and academic institutions. ...

After the monastery was disbanded in 1764, the sloboda received municipal rights (1778). Thereafter Kirzhach, like so many towns in the vicinity, developed primarily as a textile centre. 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that Textile manufacturing be merged into this article or section. ...

Yuri Gagarin, the first man to be launched in space, died in a jet crash 21 km from Kirzhach. There is an obelisk marking the spot of the catastrophe.
Jump to: navigation, search Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (Russian: Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин; March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968), was a Soviet cosmonaut who in 1961 became the first human to travel into space. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Luxor obelisk in the Place de la Concorde in Paris An obelisk is a tall, thin, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramidal top. ...

Historical towns and monasteries of Moscow region

Serpukhov | Zaraysk | Kolomna | Kirzhach | Trinity | Radonezh | Dmitrov | Klin | Staritsa | Zvenigorod | New Jerusalem | Volokolamsk | Joseph-Volokolamsk Monastery | Mozhaysk | Vereya | Ruza | Borovsk Moscow oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть) is an administrative subdivision of Russia officially established on January 14, 1929. ... Image File history File links General view of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra. ... Serpukhov (Се́рпухов) (population 130,000) is an old Russian town in Moscow region, which is situated at the confluence of the Oka river and the Nara river. ... Zaraysk is a town in Moscow Region, Russia, center of the Zaraysky district, which is situated about 100 km south from Moscow. ... Kolomna (Russian: Коломна) is an ancient Russian town, founded in 1177 on the Moskva River and Oka River. ... View of the lavra in the 1890s. ... Holy vision to youth Bartholomew near Radonezh, by Mikhail Nesterov. ... Dmitrov (Дмитров in Russian) is a city in the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ... Klin (Клин) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ... View of Staritsa in 2002. ... One of Rublevs icons from Zvenigorod. ... Volokolamsk (Волокола́мск in Russian) is an administrative center of the Volokolamsky District of the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ... Joseph Volokolamsk Monastery (Иосифо-Волоколамский монастырь, Волоцкий Успенский Иосифов монастырь in Russian) is a male monastery, located 17 km northeast of Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast. ... Mozhaysk (Можа́йск) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, 110 km to the west from the Russian capital, on the historic road leading to Smolensk and then to Belarus. ... Vereya (Верея in Russian) is a town in the Moscow Oblast in Russia, located on the right bank of the Protva River 113 km southwest of Moscow. ... Ruza (Руза in Russian) is an administrative center of the Ruzsky District of the Moscow Oblast in Russia. ... Borovsk (Боровск in Russian) is a town in the Kaluga Oblast in Russia. ...