Petrovskoye, Yaroslavl Oblast

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Peter and Paul Church (1789).

Petrovskoye (Russian: Петро́вское) is an urban-type settlement in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, situated on a major highway leading from Moscow to the Russian North, about halfway between the towns of Rostov and Pereslavl-Zalessky. Population: 5,438 (2002 Census); 5,635 (1989 Census).

The village Petrovskoye was first mentioned in a chronicle at 1207. It was granted a town status and renamed Petrovsk in 1777. By the mid-20th century the settlement declined, was demoted to village and renamed Petrovskoye. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1943.

Coordinates: 57°00′00″N 39°16′28″E / 57.00000001°N 39.2744444544°E / 57.00000001; 39.2744444544