Kolomna (Russian: Коломна) is an ancient Russian city, founded in 1177 on the Moskva River and Oka River. It has a population of 150,129 (2002) and is a center of the Kolomensky District, Moscow Oblast. Kolomna is on the Ryazansk line of the Moscow railroad 116 km (72 mi) from Moscow, at 55°5′N 38°47′E. Events November 25 - Baldwin IV of Jerusalem and Raynald of Chatillon defeat Saladin at the Battle of Montgisard. ... Moskva River near the Moscow Kremlin. ... Ока Length 1,500 km Elevation of the source  ? m Average discharge  ? m³/s Area watershed  ? km² Origin  ? Mouth  Volga River Basin countries Russia Oka (Russian: Ока́) is a great river in Russia, right confluent of Volga. ... 2002 (MMII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kolomensky District is a district in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ... Moscow oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть) is an administrative subdivision of Russia officially established on January 14, 1929. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: â–¶ (help· info)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...

Little street inside the citadel

Like some other ancient Russian towns, Kolomna has a kremlin (кремль), which is a citadel similar to the more famous one in Moscow (it is also built from red brick). Kolomna citadel was a part of the Great Abatis Border. Several towers and 2 parts of walls preserved and are held in a good shape, a museum is located in them. Image File history File links Kolomna_street_inside_the_kremlin. ... Image File history File links Kolomna_street_inside_the_kremlin. ... Kremlin (Кремль) is the Russian word for citadel or castle and refers to any major fortified central complex found in historical Russian cities. ... This article is about a type of fortification. ... Great Abatis Border is a chain of fortification lines, created by Muscovy to protect it from the rides of the Mongolo-Tatars. ...

Other sights

• Bobrenev cloister
• Staro-Golutvin cloister
• Novo-Golutvin cloister
• Posad with several beautiful churches in it
• John the Baptist church - one of only 3 preserved 14-century buildings of the Moscow Region [1].

A posad (посад) was a settlement, often rounded by bulwarks and a moat, by a town or a kremlin, but outside the town/kremlin, or by a monastery in the 10th to 15th centuries. ... The Baptism of Christ, by Piero della Francesca, 1449 John the Baptist (also called John the Baptizer or Yahya the Baptizer) is regarded as a prophet by at least three religions: Christianity, Islam, and Mandaeanism. ... Categories: Stub | Oblasts of Russia | Moscow Oblast ...

External links

• Kolomna website[2]

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. ... Kirzhach is a Russian town of 22,700 inhabitants. ... 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 Moscow Oblast of Russia, 65 km to the north of Moscow. ... 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 Monastery of St Paphnutius. ...