Vladimir, Russia
city in the center of European Russia
Vladimir (Russian: Влади́мир, IPA: [vlɐ'dʲimʲɪr] (
listen)) is a city and the administrative center (capital city) of Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is on the Klyazma River, 200 kilometers (120 mi) east of Moscow. It is has a railway and the M7 motorway. Its population is 345,373 (2010 Census);[7] 315,954 (2002 Census);[12] 349,702 (1989 Census).[13]
Vladimir Владимир | |
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City[1] | |
 Views of Vladimir | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: none[2] | |
Location of Vladimir  | |
  Vladimir Location of Vladimir  Vladimir Vladimir (Vladimir Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 56°07′43″N 40°24′21″E / 56.12861°N 40.40583°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vladimir Oblast[3] |
| First mentioned | 990 |
| Government | |
| • Body | Council of People's Deputies[4] |
| • Head[4] | Andrey Shokhin[5] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 124.59 km2 (48.10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 345,373 |
| • Estimate (2018)[8] | 357,024 (+3.4%) |
| • Rank | 51st in 2010 |
| • Density | 2,800/km2 (7,200/sq mi) |
Administrative status | |
| • Subordinated to | City of Vladimir[3] |
| • Capital of | Vladimir Oblast[3], City of Vladimir[3] |
Municipal status | |
| • Urban okrug | Vladimir Urban Okrug[9] |
| • Capital of | Vladimir Urban Okrug[9] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [10]) |
| Postal code(s)[11] | 600000, 600001, 600003, 600005–600009, 600014–600018, 600020–600028, 600031–600033, 600035–600038, 600700, 600950, 600960, 600970, 600980, 600999, 992800 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4922 |
| OKTMO ID | 17701000001 |
| City Day | The first Sunday of September |
| Twin towns | Ústí nad Labem, Saintes, Erlangen, Campobasso, Chongqing, Kerava, Antalya, Anghiari, Bloomington–Normal, Canterbury, Jelenia Góra, Kardzhali, Sarasota, Yuzhong District, Baoji, Bari, Bethlehem, Babruysk, Bukhara, Gagra, Haikou, Jena, Jiangyin, Karlovo, Khujand, Larnaca, Marion, Lyeninski District, Skive, Trento, Vawkavysk |
| Website | www |
Economy and military
Vladimir is home to many electrical and chemical factories, several food processing plants and two large thermal power stations.
The headquarters of the 27th Guards Rocket Army of the Strategic Missile Troops is in the city. During the Cold War, Vladimir was host to the Dobrynskoye air force base.
Twin towns – sister cities
Anghiari, Italy
Antalya, Turkey
Babruysk, Belarus
Baoji, China
Bloomington, United States
Bukhara, Uzbekistan- Campobasso, Italy
Canterbury, England, United Kingdom- Chongqing, China
Erlangen, Germany
Gagra, Georgia- Haikou, China
Kardzhali, Bulgaria- Karlovo, Bulgaria
Kerava, Finland
Khujand, Tajikistan- Leninsky (Minsk), Belarus
- Normal, United States
Saintes, France- Sarasota, United States
Skive, Denmark- Vawkavysk, Belarus
- Former twin towns, removed in 2022 due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Jelenia Góra, Poland[15]
Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic[16]
References
Other websites
Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Vladimir
- Tourism portal of the Vladimir region, Russia
- Official website of Vladimir Archived March 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
- . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 169.
- Tourist information on Vladimir Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
- The American Home in Vladimir
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