Verkhoturye

Verkhoturye

Verkhoturye ( _ru. Верхоту́рье) is town in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Tura River some 306 km north of Yekaterinburg. Population: 7,600 (2005 est.); 7,815 (2002 Census); 10,900 (1967).

Verkhoturye was founded in 1598 and granted town status in 1947.

Being the oldest Russian settlement east of the Urals, Verkhoturye is considered one of the centres of Russian Christianity. Famous Churches include the Trinity Church (1703—1712), Nickolai Monastery (established in 1604) with Крестовоздвиженский Cathedral (1905—1913) and Transfiguration Church (1821). In addition, the town houses the oldest female monastery beyond Urals (established in 1621).


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