Alexandrov

The city of Alexandrov has a surprisingly convenient location, it is only 110 kilometers from Moscow. This place was created for tourists. Excursions to Alexandrov will replace the reading of many historical books, so rich and rich history of this city.

Alexandrov grew up in the city from a small village. The first mention of it dates back to 1434. Once there stayed hunters and Moscow princes. With the light hand of Ivan the Terrible for several years the city became the royal residence.

It is thanks to the efforts of Ivan the Terrible that Alexandrov amazes with amazing architecture - the great tsar decorated the informal capital. So there were magnificent white stone churches, architectural ensembles. That was the history of this city.

Here the buildings of Alexandrovskaya Sloboda are preserved - one of the brilliant and perfect architectural ensembles of Ancient Russia of the XVI-XVII centuries.

Modern Alexandrov is a major industrial and cultural center. In the city there is a plant for the production of drilling tools, there is a production of digital PBX, a distillery, a plant for the production of artificial leather and many other enterprises.

In the city there are institutions of preschool education, secondary schools, art and music schools, several branches of Moscow universities, two stadiums, functioning SDYUSSHORE, football club, ATSDUTIE - team for sports tourism.

Population of 55,328 (2017).

The main attractions and architectural monuments: Khrybokdestvensky Cathedral, the Church of the Bogolyubsky Icon of the Mother of God, the Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ, the Museum-Reserve "Alexander Sloboda", the Literary and Art Museum of Marina and Anastasia Tsvetaev, the Alexander Art Museum.