Yaroslavl Oblast, Administrative region in Central Federal District, Russia.
The territory encompasses 17 districts and 11 cities along the Volga River, with Yaroslavl serving as its administrative capital since 1936.
The region became an official oblast in March 1936, during the Soviet era, and received the Order of Lenin in 1967 for industrial achievements.
The region maintains traditional Russian architecture through 224 rural districts, featuring religious buildings, merchant houses, and several UNESCO World Heritage sites.
The oblast includes major transportation routes connecting Moscow to northern regions via the M8 highway and extensive railway networks through multiple districts.
The Rybinsk Reservoir, located within the oblast, ranks among the largest artificial water bodies in Europe, supplying hydroelectric power to the region.
Location: Russia
Inception: March 11, 1936
Capital city: Yaroslavl
Part of: Central Federal District
Shares border with: Vologda Oblast, Kostroma Oblast, Ivanovo Oblast, Vladimir Oblast, Moscow Oblast, Tver Oblast
Website: https://yarregion.ru
GPS coordinates: 57.86667,39.20000
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:31
Rybinsk Reservoir
71.6 km
Pleshcheyevo Lake
125 km
Rostov kremlin
77 km
Blue Stone
122.6 km
Ipatiev Monastery
100.9 km
Flooded Belfry
106 km
Volkov Theatre
48.6 km
Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral
127.5 km
Tolga monastery
41.7 km
Darwin Nature Reserve
101.1 km
Savior Transfiguration Monastery
49.2 km
Boat of Peter I
129.8 km
Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station
32.6 km
Svi︠a︡to-Aleksievskai︠a︡ pustynʹ
143.2 km
Kalyazin Radio Astronomy Observatory
105.6 km
Boris and Gleb monastery in Rostov the Great
67.8 km
Yaroslavl Kremlin
49.9 km
Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery
77.9 km
Nikitsky Monastery
124.7 km
Cathedral of the Dormition
49.8 km
St. John the Baptist Church in Yaroslavl
48.3 km
Uglich Hydroelectric Station
65.7 km
Ivan Susanin Monument
102.9 km
Karabikha estate
51.8 km
Theophany Convent, Kostroma
102.8 km
Yaroslavl Higher Military School of Anti-Aircraft Warfare
49.6 km
Goritsky Monastery
129.5 km
Alekseyevsky Monastery in Uglich
64.1 kmReviews
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