Sergiyev Posad
city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia
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Summary
Sergiyev Posad is a city or town[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of city or town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,969 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Городское поселение Сергиев Посад[3]
- Country: Russia[4], Russian Empire[5], Soviet Union[6], Tsardom of Russia[7]
- Instance of: big city[8]
- Named after: Sergius of Radonezh[9]
- Flag: flag of Sergiyev Posad[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Fulda[11], Sremski Karlovci[12], Vagharshapat[13], Slonim[14], Novyy Afon[15], Terracina[16], Bari[17], Sarov[18], Rueil-Malmaison[19], Beroun[20]
- Postal code: 141300–141315[21]
- Part of: North Moscow Oblast[22]
- Commons category: Sergiyev Posad[23]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[24]
- Local dialing code: 496 54[25], 496 55[26]
- Inception: 1337[27]
- Significant event: Siege of Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra[28]
- Official website: http://www.sergiev-posad.net[29], https://sergiev-posad.ru/[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Sergiyev Posad[31]
- Population: 12,100[32], 15,700[33], 25,000[34], 21,000[35], 23,700[36], 44,556[37], 73,578[38], 85,000[39], 92,428[40], 97,000[41], 103,000[42], 107,144[43], 110,000[44], 112,000[45]
Why It Matters
Sergiyev Posad has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]