Sarov, Research city in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
Sarov contains a significant nuclear research institute situated within dense forests, surrounded by multiple security perimeters and military checkpoints at 160 meters elevation.
The settlement started in 1691 with the establishment of a monastery, later becoming a secret nuclear research facility known as Arzamas-16 during the Soviet period.
The Sarov Monastery produced Saint Seraphim, who resided there from 1778 to 1833, making it an important center of Russian Orthodox spirituality.
Entry to Sarov requires special permits, and visitors must surrender electronic devices at security checkpoints due to its status as a closed administrative territory.
The city maintains strong scientific connections with Los Alamos in New Mexico, creating a bridge between Russian and American nuclear research communities.
Location: Sarov Urban Okrug
Inception: 1691
Elevation above the sea: 160 m
Website: http://adm.sarov.com
GPS coordinates: 54.93333,43.31667
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:11
Serafimo-Diveyevsky Monastery
12.7 km
Sarov Monastery
1.1 km
Mordovski Nature Reserve
10.1 km
Church of the Protection of the Theotokos
24.1 km
Конный двор (Саров)
1.5 km
Северный корпус (Саров)
1.5 km
Больничный корпус с церковью св. Пантелеймона (Саров)
1.1 km
All Saints church, Sarov Monastery
957 m
Восточный корпус (Саров)
1.5 km
Лесная контора (Саров)
1.4 km
Юго-западная башня (Саров)
1.1 km
Saint Seraphim of Sarov church, Sarov Monastery
1.3 km
Восточный келейный корпус (Рухлядная) (Саров)
1.3 km
Хозяйственный комплекс (Саров)
1.5 km
Корпус келий на южной стороне (Саров)
1.3 km
Игуменский корпус (царский дворец) (Саров)
1.2 km
«Новая житница» (Саров)
1.4 km
Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, Sarov Monastery
1.3 km
Antonius and Theodosius of Pechersk cave church, Sarov Monastery
1.2 km
Корпус келий на северной стороне (Саров)
1.1 km
Архиерейский корпус (Саров)
1.2 km
Северо-западная (просфорная) башня (Саров)
1 km
Скотный двор «Маслиха» (комплекс) (Саров)
1.4 km
Юго-восточная («Рухлядная») башня (Саров)
1.3 km
Дом учёных (Саров)
1.4 km
Баня (Саров)
1.6 km
Трапезная с росписью плафона и келарским корпусом (Саров)
1.2 km
Северо-восточный келейный корпус (корпус келий на северной стороне) (Саров)
1.2 kmReviews
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