Belozersk
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Coordinates: 60°2′N 37°47′E / 60.033°N 37.783°E
Belozersk (Russian: Белозе́рск), known as Beloozero (Белоо́зеро) until 1777 (lit. White Lake Town), is a town in Vologda Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of the Lake Beloye, from which it takes the name. Population: 10,975 (2002 Census);[1] 12,352 (1989 Census).[2]
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First chronicled in 862, Belozersk was one of five original Russian towns (the other being Ladoga, Novgorod, Polotsk, and Rostov). On several occasions, the settlement was moved from one bank of the lake to another.
In the 11th century, the region was still inhabited primarily by Finno-Ugric tribes who fiercely resisted attempts at Christianization. In 1071, the local pagan priests rose in rebellion, which was put down by the Kievan commander Yan Vyshatich. The Primary Chronicle reports that the dead bodies of priests were suspended from an oak tree, until they were torn to pieces by a bear (regarded by pagans as a holy animal).
Beloozero was the capital of a small princedom between 1238 and 1370. Its medieval monuments include the Assumption church (1552) and the Saviour cathedral (1668). The wooden shrine of St. Elijah was built in 1690. The neighbourhood is rich in old cloisters, such as Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery and Ferapontov Convent.
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- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved on 2008-07-25.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg2.php. Retrieved on 2007-12-13.
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