Yuryevets, Ivanovo Oblast

Yuryevets, Ivanovo Oblast

Yuryevets ( _ru. Юрьевец) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located on the Unzha and the Volga Rivers. Population: 12,664 (2002 Census).

Yuryevets was founded in 1225 by Prince Yuri II as Yuryev-Povolzhsky. In 1237, the town was destroyed by the army of Batu Khan.


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