Yaroslavl

Also known as Jaroslav

Yaroslavl (; , ) is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city is a World Heritage Site, and is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl rivers. It is part of the Golden Ring, a group of historic cities northeast of Moscow that have played an important role in Russian history. The population of the city at the 2021 census was 577,279.

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Yaroslavl is a historic city in northwestern Russia, located northeast of Moscow at the meeting point of two rivers, with a population of about 577,000 people. It is significant as part of the Golden Ring—a group of historically important cities in the region—and its old town is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coa yaroslavl.svg
Russian inhabited locality.pushpin_map: Russia Yaroslavl Oblast#European Russia#Europe
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Yaroslavl.svg
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Yaroslavl Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur: city of oblast significance of Yaroslavl
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Yaroslavl Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2: Yaroslavsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: City
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur: Yaroslavl Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Yaroslavl
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Ярославль
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Yaroslavl_Russia_Montage.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Clockwise, from top right: St. Alexander Nevsky's Chapel, St. John the Baptist's Church, Strelka Park from Volga Embankment, Znamenskaya Tower, Volkov Theater, St. Elijah the Prophet's Church
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: left
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Yaroslavl Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Yaroslavsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.representative_body: City Duma
Russian inhabited locality.area_km2: 205.80