Volokolamsk

Volokolamsk has served as a trading and portage town in western Moscow Oblast since the 12th century. First recorded in 1135, it developed around a volok, the overland transfer of boats and goods associated with the Lama River, from which the town takes its name. Its historic centre includes the Volokolamsk Kremlin and the white-stone Resurrection Cathedral, built in the late 15th century. The town stands on the Gorodenka River amid the cultivated countryside west of Moscow. Trace Volokolamsk’s setting within Moscow Oblast by browsing webcams in the surrounding area.

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