Geography of Yaroslavl Oblast

thumb|250px|The site of Blue Stone (Russia)|an ancient Meryan sanctuary in Zalesye Zalesye (, area beyond the forest) or Opolye (, area in the fields) is a historical region of Russia, comprising the north and west parts of Vladimir Oblast, the north-east of Moscow Oblast and the south of Yaroslavl Oblast. As the kernel of the medieval state of Vladimir-Suzdal, this area played a vital part in the development of Russian statehood.

thumb|right|A view of Mologa around 1910 thumb|right|Afanasyevsky convent in Mologa being submerged in 1941 Mologa () was a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, formerly situated at the confluence of the rivers Mologa and Volga, but now submerged under the waters of the Rybinsk Reservoir. thumb|A street in Mologa before the inundation Mologa existed at least since the 12th century. It was a part of the Principality of Rostov in the early 13th century. Later on, the town was annexed by the Principality of Yaroslavl. In 1321, it became the center of an independent principality. Soon after that, Iva

nature reserve in Vologda and Yaroslavl Oblasts, Russia

Timerevo (, ) is an archaeological site near the village of Bolshoe Timeryovo, seven kilometers southwest of Yaroslavl, Russia, which yielded the largest deposits of early medieval Arabic coins in Northern Europe.