Kostroma

E65483

Kostroma is a historic Russian city northeast of Moscow, known as part of the Golden Ring and for its well-preserved medieval architecture and monasteries.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
city
architecturalStyle medieval Russian ecclesiastical architecture
neoclassical town planning
climate humid continental climate
country Russia
distanceFromMoscow approximately 300 km
economy food processing
jewelry and linen production
textile industry
timber industry
foundedBy Yuri Dolgorukiy
foundedIn 12th century
grantedTownStatusIn 1213
hasCulturalDesignation part of Russia’s Golden Ring tourist route
hasHeritage historic city
hasLandmark Epiphany Cathedral
Fire Tower of Kostroma
Ipatiev Monastery
Museum of Wooden Architecture
Romanovsky Museum
Susaninskaya Square
Trade Rows (Gostiny Dvor)
hasPopulation over 250000 inhabitants
hasReligiousSite Ipatiev Monastery
Orthodox monasteries
hasRole administrative center of Kostroma Oblast
administrative center of Kostromskoy District
historicalEvent associated with the election of Mikhail Romanov as tsar in 1613
historicalRegion Central Russia
Upper Volga region
historicalSignificance important center of the House of Romanov origins
knownFor Ipatiev Monastery
Trinity Cathedral of Ipatiev Monastery
monasteries
well-preserved medieval architecture
wooden architecture museum
language Russian (official)
locatedIn European Russia
Kostroma Oblast NERFINISHED
northeast of Moscow
locatedOn Kostroma River
Volga River
partOf Golden Ring of Russia
religion Russian Orthodox Church (dominant)
timezone Moscow Time
transport river port on the Volga
served by railway


Please wait…