Where is Suzdal located in Russia?
Suzdal is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, sitting on the Kamenka, a tributary of the Nerl River, 26 kilometers north of the city of Vladimir.
Questions about Suzdal
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How many people live in Suzdal?
Suzdal had a population of 9,286 as of the 2021 Census, making it the smallest of Russia's Golden Ring towns.
Why were Nazi officers imprisoned in Suzdal?
In 1943, high-ranking Nazi officers captured at the Battle of Stalingrad were imprisoned inside Suzdal's monastery. That same monastery had already served as a prison since Catherine the Great ordered the conversion in 1766.
When was Suzdal the capital of a principality?
Suzdal became the capital of the Rostov-Suzdal principality in 1125 under Yury Dolgoruky. Andrei Bogolyubsky then moved the capital to Vladimir in 1157, after which the territory was known as Vladimir-Suzdal.
What UNESCO World Heritage sites are in Suzdal?
The Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius and the Kremlin with its Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1992, alongside six other White Monuments in the region.
Why is Suzdal a popular tourist destination?
Suzdal never went through Soviet-era industrialization, which preserved its 13th-19th century architecture, and it now holds 305 monuments and listed buildings, including 30 churches, 14 bell towers, and 5 monasteries and convents. In 1982, it became the first Russian town to win the La Pomme d'Or tourism prize from the World Federation of Travel Journalists and Writers.