Suzdal’, Russia
Суздаль
Suzdal’ is a town of 11,183 people in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, founded in 1024.
Why visit Suzdal’
Townapedia lists 66 museums and landmarks, 5 parks and trails, 78 places to eat, 59 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Monastery of Saint Euthymius, Suzdal Kremlin, Spaso-Evfimiyev Monastery and Суздальский кремль.
Weather in Suzdal’
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About Suzdal’
Suzdal (Russian: Суздаль, IPA: [ˈsuzdəlʲ]) is a town that serves as the administrative center of Suzdalsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located along the Kamenka, a tributary of the Nerl River, 26 km (16 mi) north of the city of Vladimir. As of the 2021 census, its population was 9,286.
From the Wikipedia article Suzdal (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Suzdal’ on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Monastery of Saint Euthymius
Monument and historic site · 1.2 km
Monastery
Театральный Агроленд
Cinema and theater · 1.2 km
30 1-я Красноармейская улица, Суздаль
Museums and landmarks66
Spaso-Evfimiyev Monastery
Monument and historic site · Russian Orthodox · 1.2 km
Владимиро-Суздальский музей-заповедник
Александровский монастырь
Monument and historic site · Russian Orthodox · 0.7 km
Мужской монастырь Владимиро-Суздальской епархии РПЦ МП.
улица Гастева
Васильевский монастырь
Monument and historic site · Russian Orthodox · 0.9 km
А. А. Лебедеву
Monument and historic site · 0.8 km
А.А. Лебедев - суздальский поэт-маринист, погиб в 1941 г.
Архиерейские палаты
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
XV-XVII, памятник древнерусской архитектуры
54 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds5
Спартак
Sports field and stadium
May-Sent: Mo-Su 07:00-22:00;Oct-Apr: Mo-Su 07:00-21:00
Restaurants and cafes78
Jasper&peschanik
Bar and pub · Burger, Sandwich, Pizza,
63А улица Ленина, Суздаль
Su-Fr 12:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-02:00
66 more on the map.
History
Although Suzdal is first mentioned in Russian chronicles under the year 1024, the region was already populated by various Finnic and East Slavic tribes by the 9th and 10th centuries. It arose on the site of a settlement belonging to the Meryans. By 1096, Suzdal was fortified.
At the turn of the 12th century, Grand Prince Vladimir Monomakh arrived with a wave of settlers. Around 1102, he began the construction of a stone cathedral in Suzdal. He appointed his son Yury Dolgoruky as the prince of Suzdal, and by the time of his death in 1125, the Rostov-Suzdal principality had become virtually independent. Suzdal became the new capital and Yury promoted the founding of new towns, including Moscow.
The reigns of Yury and his sons Andrey and Vsevolod led to the strengthening of the principality. In 1157, the capital was moved to Vladimir, and Suzdal became part of the Grand Principality of Vladimir. In 1222–1225, Grand Prince Yury II replaced the cathedral with a new one dedicated to the Theotokos.
From the History section of Suzdal on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay59
Churches and places of worship56
Собор Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.9 km
Церковь Богоявления Господня
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.6 km
7 улица Шмидта, Суздаль
Церковь Бориса и Глеба
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.4 km
2А улица Борисова Сторона, городское поселение Суздаль
Церковь Илии Пророка
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.1 km
50 улица Иванова Гора
Церковь Константина Царя
Church · Russian Orthodox
2б Запрудный переулок, Суздаль
Церковь Лазаря Праведного Воскрешения
Church · Russian Orthodox
73Б улица Ленина, Суздаль
Церковь Николая Чудотворца из Глотово
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.0 km
Церковь Рождества Иоанна Предтечи
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.6 km
7/1 улица Шмидта, Суздаль
Церковь Рождества Христова
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.0 km
17 улица Лебедева, Суздаль
Shopping30
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Healthcare4
Map of Suzdal’
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Getting there and nearby towns
Иваново (Южный) (IWA) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 65 km away.
- Kideksha 4 km east, about 4 min by car
- Gavrilov Posad 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Petrovskiy 26 km north, about 26 min by car
- Bogolyubovo 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Vladimir 32 km south, about 32 min by car
- Yur’yev-Pol’skiy 48 km west, about 48 min by car
- Kovrov 54 km east, about 54 min by car
- Kokhma 69 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ivanovo 72 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Shuya 74 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Суздаль 342, Suzdal traveler, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Façade de Sts Boris et Gleb, Mortier.Daniel, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal Spaso-YevfimiyevMonastery Cathedral 9535, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alexandrovsky Monastery Suzdal 2016-06-21 5682, Mike1979 Russia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VasilievskyMonastery HolyGates, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 3.0
- StLazarus, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Suzdal StNicholasChurch 8083, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal Spaso-YevfimiyevMonastery Cathedral 9669, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- SuzdalTrade Rows, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Suzdal EpiphanyChurch 2264, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal BorisGlebChurch 0431, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ильинская церковь. Суздаль, Яна Тэ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal JohnBaptistChurch 2318, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ChurchNativityСhrist(Suzdal), Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Суздальский кремль в мае, Ted.ns, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal Spaso-YevfimiyevMonastery Cathedral 0738, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Собор Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы (1528-1530), Belliy, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal AlexandrovskyMonastery 192 5977, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal VasilievskyMonastery 0693, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Суздаль. Церковь Лазаря Праведного Воскрешения, 1667 г, Marat Kamalevsky, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Церковь Рождества Иоанна Предтечи. Суздаль, Новинская Г., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal KrasnayaSquare12 0770, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal RizopolzhenskyMonastery 0698, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lenin Monument and Bell Tower of Rizopolozhensky Monastery 2016-06-22 Suzdal 6178, Mike1979 Russia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bell Tower Rizopolozhensky Monastery Suzdal 2016-06-22 6181, Mike1979 Russia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bell Tower Rizopolozhensky Monastery with Lenin Monument Suzdal 2016-06-22 6180, Mike1979 Russia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red Sq Suzdal 2016-06-22 6173, Mike1979 Russia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aronov House Suzdal Lenina Str 77 2016-06-22 6171, Mike1979 Russia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal winter 007, badock, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bell tower and Saint Yevfrosiniya Church at Rizopolozhensky Monastery, Dmitry Makeev, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Двухшатровые Святые ворота Ризоположенского монастыря. - panoramio, Vadim Indeikin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Suzdal, Vladimir Oblast, Russia - panoramio (5), Андрей Субботин, CC BY 3.0
- Ленин - panoramio (1), Андрей Субботин, CC BY 3.0
- Holy Gate Rizopolozhensky Monastery Suzdal 2016-06-20 5614, Mike1979 Russia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Суздаль 2025, Ризоположенский монастырь, юго-восточная башня 01, Vsatinet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Суздаль 2025, Ризоположенский монастырь, юго-восточная башня 02, Vsatinet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Суздаль 2025, Ризоположенский монастырь, юго-восточная башня 03, Vsatinet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal, the summer church of St. Lazarus and the bell tower - panoramio, Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Holy Gate at Rizopolozhensky Convent in Suzdal, Dmitry Ivanov ., CC BY-SA 4.0
- On bell tower at Rizopolozhensky Monastery in Suzdal, Vsatinet, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal Kremlin Cathedral 0511, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Suzdal, the open-air museum of wooden architecture - panoramio, Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0
- Suzdal River View, Alexander Annenkov, CC BY 2.0
- Cathedral of the Nativity in Suzdal, Michael Patterson, CC BY-SA 3.0
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