Volokolamsk
Volokolamsk combines the scale of a small provincial town with the weight of an old trading centre in a way that reflects its historical position on the Lama River. First recorded in 1135, it developed beside a portage route linking river systems; the Russian word volok means “portage”. Its compact historic core includes the Volokolamsk Kremlin, where the Resurrection Cathedral is a notable survivor of medieval Muscovite architecture. Residential districts extend beyond the centre into a setting of gently rolling fields and woodland typical of western Moscow Oblast. The town stands west of Moscow, in a region long shaped by routes between the capital and Russia’s western lands.
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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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