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Volokolamsk, Russia
Волоколамск
Volokolamsk is a town of 25,000 people in Moscow Oblast, Russia, founded in 1135.
Why visit Volokolamsk
Townapedia lists 14 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 12 places to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.
Weather in Volokolamsk
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About Volokolamsk
Volokolamsk (Russian: Волокола́мск) is a town and the administrative center of Volokolamsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Gorodenka River, not far from its confluence with the Lama River, 129 kilometers (80 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 25,729 (2024 Estimate); 26,398 (2021 census); 23,433 (2010 census); 16,656 (2002 census); 18,226 (1989 Soviet census).
From the Wikipedia article Volokolamsk (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Volokolamsk on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks14
Вечный огонь(Солдатам защищавших Волоколамск в ВОВ)
Monument and historic site · 0.9 km
2 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Парк победы
Park · 1.0 km
"Парк победы" в г. Волоколамск
13 Садовая улица, Волоколамск
Restaurants and cafes12
Спецбуфет
Cafe · Russian · 0.9 km
Mo-Th 09:00-20:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-15:00
Where to stay1
History
It was first mentioned in the Voskresensk Chronicle under the year 1135. It was built by Novgorodian merchants on a 5-kilometer (3.1 mi) portage (Russian: Волок/Volok) on a waterway from Novgorod to Moscow and Ryazan, hence the name "Volokolamsk" (i.e., "Volok on the Lama"). In 1178, the town was burned by Vsevolod the Big Nest, who added it to Vladimir-Suzdal lands. His son Yaroslav II restored it to Novgorod in 1231. After the Mongol invasion of Rus', the town was divided into two parts: one assigned to Novgorod and another one to the Grand Dukes of Vladimir. The Principality of Tver failed to take it in 1273.
From the History section of Volokolamsk on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship6
Церковь Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы
Church · Russian Orthodox · 1.5 km
9 улица Доватора
Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы
Church · Russian Orthodox
14 улица Возмище
Церковь Рождества Христова
Church · Russian Orthodox · 0.8 km
13 Революционная улица
Shopping8
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries5
Healthcare12
Map of Volokolamsk
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Getting there and nearby towns
Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 88 km away.
- Yaropolets 14 km northwest, about 14 min by car
- Kur’yanovo 15 km west, about 15 min by car
- Sychëvo 18 km southeast, about 18 min by car
- Teryayevo 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Ostashëvo 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Shakhovskaya 29 km west, about 29 min by car
- Lotoshino 30 km northwest, about 30 min by car
- Vysokovsk 48 km northeast, about 48 min by car
- Zvenigorod 65 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Zelenograd 76 km east, 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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Volokolamsk (Moscow Oblast) 07, Lodo27 from Moscow, Russia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Volokolamsk) - panoramio, Lodo, CC BY 3.0
- Volokolamsk ChristNativityChurch 3937, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk ChristNativityChurch 3938, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Volokolamsk) - panoramio - Lodo, Lodo, CC BY 3.0
- Volokolamsk Sovetskaya28 3971, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Churches of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Volokolamsk) 45, Lodo27 from Moscow, Russia / Lodo, CC BY 3.0
- Churches of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Volokolamsk) 35, Lodo27 from Moscow, Russia / Lodo, CC BY 3.0
- Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Volokolamsk) - panoramio - Lodo (4), Lodo, CC BY 3.0
- VolokolamskKremlin StNicholasChurch 3914, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Churches of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Volokolamsk) 38, Lodo27 from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 3.0
- Volokolamsk Gorval6 3917, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk NativityChurch S99, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Churches of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Volokolamsk) 39, Lodo27 from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 3.0
- Volokolamsk Sovetskaya21 3970, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk Sovetskaya21 3969, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VolokolamskKremlin ResurectionChurch S94, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk Sovetskaya11 3966, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk Sovetskaya11 Plaque 3965, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk Gorval6 3904, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VolokolamskKremlin NETower 3901, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk Sovetskaya4 3957, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk FireStation T03 c, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia - panoramio (79), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia - panoramio (61), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia - panoramio (67), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Volokolamsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia - panoramio (63), Svetlov Artem, CC BY 3.0
- Volokolamsk, Christmas tree - panoramio, Lodo, CC BY 3.0
- VolokolamskKremlin PoliceOffice 3944, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VolokolamskKremlin ResurectionChurch S92v2, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Volokolamsk Gorval8 3945, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VolokolamskKremlin SouthTowers 3838, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VolokolamskKremlin BellTower S87, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VolokolamskKremlin StNicholasChurch S88, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VolokolamskKremlin SETower 3836, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VolokolamskKremlin ResurectionChurch 3867, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- VolokolamskKremlin ResurectionChurch 3866, Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Братская могила советских воинов, улица Соборная, Волоколамск, VovanAZ, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Волоколамск. Кремль, Шелковников Евгений Анатольевич, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Волоколамск, Шелковников Евгений Анатольевич, CC BY-SA 4.0
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