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Sergiev Posad is the only city near Moscow that is part of the Golden Ring, which determines a number of specific features of local life.

The city is located 52 km from Moscow along the Yaroslavskoye Highway, but this distance is conditional - due to the “elongation” of the city territory.

The area of ​​Sergiev Posad is 50.6 km, and the population is 104.9 thousand. This figure has been steadily declining in recent years, so in 2006 there were 113 thousand people living in the city. Perhaps this trend is characteristic of a number of cities in the distant Moscow region - those who work in Moscow are trying to move closer.

The planning structure of the city is convenient and reproduces many other ancient cities. The central street, Red Army Avenue, runs through the city with a single center where all roads intersect - in this case, the area around the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.

The division into districts here is conditional: there are microdistricts with stable names (Uglich, Severny, Semkhoz, Tsentralny, Ferma, Klementyevsky), and there are territories to which popular names like “Grazhdanka” are assigned because of the Grazhdanskaya Street that lies here, or Fabrichka because of the behind a factory that was once located in these parts.

Transport

Communication with the capital by public transport is well developed - there are 2 railway stations in the city: “Sergiev Posad” and “Semkhoz”. which are not easy to get to from any part of the city. Travel time to Yaroslavl station is plus or minus an hour and a half. There is also a high-speed train that runs twice a day and gets to Moscow in an hour.

Bus station

From the bus station there is an intercity bus to the VDNH station, but this route is less convenient, since, despite all the reconstruction, traffic jams on Yaroslavka cannot be avoided.

Railway station

Intracity communication is also well developed - there are several dozen routes. Buses and minibuses run frequently and getting from one area to another is not a problem. But traveling by personal transport is very complicated.

City resident: “The most pressing problem has always been and will be the endless traffic jam leaving the city, which is already a nightmare for most motorists. Motorists working in the capital are forced to get up before dawn, so as not to fall into the midst of this personal hell.”

There are problems not only with leaving, but also with moving along the main city highway. In addition to transit travelers and summer residents, tourists also contribute. Serious traffic jams don't only happen on weekends.

Congestion on Vifanskaya

An 11-kilometer bypass called the Western Bypass is currently under construction. The first stage, which includes a reconstructed section of the Moscow Highway, an overpass with 4 exits and a transport hub, is already nearing completion. By October next year, the new highway will run towards Semkhoz, enter a tunnel in front of the railway tracks and exit at a new roundabout.

Congestion on the street Red Army

There are also controversial issues in the project - the railway station and bus station can be moved to a new territory in the transport hub between the Semkhoz and Sergiev Posad stations, and a new walking route will run from the current station square.

Critics of the project say the bypass will make the city more comfortable for tourists, benefiting from a vast pedestrian area in the city center. But not for residents, who may “lose” part of the main city transport artery.

Significant dates

Today in history

• 100 years ago, December 15, 1921, the decree on the creation of Sergievsky district

• 94 years ago, December 16, 1927, Resolution “On the procedure for driving cars and motorcycles on county highways”

• 101 years old
  

  101 years ago In December 1920, the first exhibition dedicated to the artistic appearance of the Lavra opened at the Historical and Art Museum.

• 121 years ago, December 19 (1), 1900, a petition to Grand Duchess Elisaveta Feodorovna to assume the title of Patron of the Women's Gymnasium

• 97 years ago, on December 20, 1924, a solemn meeting was held dedicated to the seventh anniversary of the OGPU

• 95 years old
  

  95 years ago In December 1926, a letter from the Sergiev Komsomol members

• 116 years ago December 24 (6), 1905: Review of the Lavra folding icon’s stay during the Russian army at war with the Japanese

• “In the 1340s,” describes Epiphanius the Wise, who compiled the biography of Sergius of Radonezh at the beginning of the 15th century, “in a dense forest on the Makovets hill at the confluence of the Konchura river with the forest stream Vondyuga, the brothers Bartholomew (in monasticism Sergius) and Stephen cut down a cell and a small church in honor of the Trinity." Around the cell and the church a small monastery was formed in the form of a town, surrounded by a fence, where monks, followers of Sergius of Radonezh, served.
• In 1380, Prince Dmitry Donskoy, according to a later unreliable legend, arrived at the monastery of Sergius of Radonezh for a blessing before the battle on the Kulikovo Field with the troops of the Golden Horde.
• St. Sergius died in 1392. In 1422, the canonization of St. Sergius took place and the laying of the white stone Trinity Cathedral over his grave inside the monastery took place.
• In 1408, the monastery was burned to the ground by the Tatar Khan Edigei, who launched another devastating campaign against Moscow and its environs.
• Ivan the Terrible was baptized in the monastery, who contributed to the transformation of the monastery into a powerful fortress that had important defensive significance for the Moscow region. Instead of a wooden fence in 1540-1550. a powerful wall with towers made of brick and stone was built. Ivan the Terrible, according to his will, was buried in the Archangel Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin.
• In 1608-1610. The monastery was under siege by Polish-Lithuanian troops for 16 months.
• Peter I maintained the significance of a royal and important state fortress and visited the monastery more than once, and in 1689, during the Streltsy riot in Moscow, young Peter took refuge behind the walls of the monastery.
• In 1744, by decree of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, the monastery was awarded the honorary title of Lavra, which strengthened its status role among other church institutions.
• In 1845, a highway was built connecting Sergievsky Posad with Moscow.
• In 1862, Savva Morozov built a railway line that included the Sergiev Posad station.
• In 1919, the city was named Sergiev, it became the center of Sergievsky district.
• In 1930 it was renamed Zagorsk in honor of the revolutionary figure V. M. Zagorsky.
• On January 20, 1930, the city of Sergiev was renamed Zagorsk, and the district was renamed Zagorsky District.
• On May 20, 1930, Bulakovsky and Novlensky s/s were transferred from Shchelkovsky district to Zagorsky.
• On November 13, 1931, the Trinity-Slobodsky s/s was abolished.
• On May 10, 1935, Yazvitsky s/s was abolished.
• On October 27, Bulakovsky and Novlensky s/s were returned to the Shchelkovsky district.
• On April 5, 1936, the Malyginsky and Yaryginsky s/s were abolished.
• On December 26, 1938, the working village of Khotkovo was formed. Khotkovsky s/s was abolished.
• On July 17, 1939, Bogorodsky, Vikhrevsky, Grigorkovsky, Deulinsky, Zubtsovsky, Novinkovsky, Smenovsky, Chizhevsky and Yakovlevsky s/s were abolished. Kozitsynsky s/s was renamed Bereznyakovsky, Torgashinsky - Okhotinsky, Saburovsky - Alferevsky.
• On September 19, the village of plant No. 11 was transformed into a settlement. Krasnozavodsky.
• On July 6, 1940, the holiday village of Semkhoz was formed.
• October 7 r.p. Krasnozavodsky was transformed into the city of Krasnozavodsk.
• On March 7, 1941, Zagorsk received the status of a city of regional subordination.
• On March 5, 1943, the village of Mukhanovo was transferred from the Struninsky district of the Ivanovo region to the Zagorsky district.
• On April 22, Mukhanovo received the status of a workers' village.
• July 27, 1949 r.p. Khotkovo received city status.
• On May 22, 1952, a d.p. was formed. Abramtsevo.
• On June 14, 1954, Alferevsky, Gorbunovsky, Divovsky, Dushishchevsky, Ereminsky, Iudinsky, Leonovsky, Malinnikovsky, Morozovsky, Ozeretsky, Okhotinsky, Repikhovsky, Svatkovsky, Sosninsky, Teshilovsky and Sharapovsky s/s were abolished. Buzhaninovsky, Kamensky and Mitinsky s/s were formed.
• On December 7, 1957, Bogorodsky, Veriginsky, Zabolotevsky, Skovorodinsky, Konstantinovsky, Kuzminsky, Novoshurmovsky, Selkovsky, Khrebtovsky and Chentsovsky s/s s/s of the abolished Konstantinovsky district were annexed to the Zagorsky district.
• On December 30, 1959, Akhtyrsky, Zabolotevsky, Novoshurmovsky and Selkovsky s/s were abolished. Khrebtovsky s/s was renamed Torgashinsky.
• On February 1, 1963, the Zagorsky district was abolished. At the same time, the cities, summer cottages and workers' settlements that were part of it were transferred to the subordination of the city of Zagorsk, and the village councils were transferred to the Mytishchi enlarged rural district.
• On January 22, 1965, the Zagorsk district was restored to its previous composition.
• On December 2, 1976, Vorontsovsky and Maryinsky s/s were abolished.
• On October 25, 1984, r.p. were formed. Bogorodskoe and Skoropuskovsky. Vypukovsky s/s was abolished.
• On August 27, 1990, Kamensky s/s was renamed Maryinsky, and Bogorodsky - Shaburnovsky.
• On January 9, 1991, Selkovsky s/s was formed.
• On September 23, 1991, the city returned its historical name Sergiev Posad.
• On February 3, 1994, village councils were transformed into rural districts.
• On March 28, 2000, the city of Peresvet was formed.
• September 14, 2004 d.p. Semkhoz was annexed to Sergiev Posad. At the same time d.p. Abramtsevo and r.p. Mukhanovo were transformed into rural settlements.

Ecology

On the one hand, Sergiev Posad is a green city, there are many coniferous tracts, in the area of ​​​​the Lavra there are magnificent recreation areas: the White Pond and the Pafnutevsky Garden with the Kellar Pond and bicycle paths, and in the eastern part of the city there is a beautiful organized park “Skitskie Ponds” and the Vifansky Ponds complex.

White Pond

Pafnutevsky Garden

Skete Ponds

On the other hand, during the 50-70s of the last century the city acquired the status of an industrial center. Research institutes of poultry farming and the rubber industry, machine-building, chemical, paint and varnish plants, and a reinforced concrete products plant appeared here. The Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant has also been known for a long time.

Paint factory

Most of the enterprises have survived, and new ones have been added. A feed mill, a paint and varnish plant and a machine-building plant are concentrated in the area of ​​the Moscow Highway; an electromechanical and concrete plant operates in the south-eastern part of the city, and a brick plant operates in the western part.

Machine-building plant

In the spring-summer period, transit on Red Army Avenue can be 30-35 thousand cars per day. The main “load” of emissions falls on the central part of the city.

Map

Sergiev Posad: photo from space (Google Maps) Sergiev Posad: photo from space (Microsoft Virtual Earth)

a brief description of

Located on the southern slope of the Smolensk-Moscow Upland, 71 km northeast of Moscow. Railway station.

Territory (sq. km): 234

Information about the city of Sergiev Posad on the Russian Wikipedia website

Historical sketch

The historical core of Sergiev Posad is the Trinity Monastery of Sergius (Laurel since 1744), founded around 1345 by Sergius of Radonezh (1315-1392). Already in the 14th century. The monastery became an outstanding spiritual and cultural center of the Moscow principality. Correspondence and book collecting flourished in the monastery from the 15th century. chronicles were being written. Icon painting and artistic crafts developed. Icon painters Andrei Rublev and Daniil Cherny, carver and jeweler Ambrosy, writers Epiphanes the Wise, Pachomius Logofet, Maxim the Greek, Avraamiy Palitsyn and others worked here.

From the end of the 14th century. Villages and settlements arose around the monastery, in which, thanks to the influx of pilgrims in the 15-16th centuries. Trade and folk crafts developed, mainly artistic wood carving (in the village of Bogorodskoye) and the manufacture of wooden toys.

In 1540-50. The monastery was surrounded by a powerful stone wall with 11 towers and was included in the defense system of the approaches to Moscow. Ivan IV the Terrible came here several times to inspect the construction.

In 1608-10 The monastery georically withstood the siege of the Polish-Lithuanian troops of J. Sapieha and A.A. Lisovsky, actively supported the militia of K.M. Minin and Prince D.M. Pozharsky.

By the beginning of the 18th century. the settlements around the monastery (villages: Klementyevo, Kokuevo, settlements: Pushkarskaya, Streletskaya, Ikonnaya, Povarskaya, Konyushennaya) merged into a single settlement, which since March 22, 1782 has been called Sergiev (Sergievsky); posad - “commercial and industrial village”. In 1744 the monastery received the status of a monastery.

In the 18th - early 20th centuries. local residents were engaged in trade and serving numerous pilgrims, the number of which increased significantly after the construction of the highway (1845) and railway (1862), which connected the monastery with Moscow.

In 1856, in the Sergievsky settlement of the Dmitrov district of the Moscow province, there were 10 churches, 705 houses, 57 shops.

In 1919, the settlement was transformed into the city of Sergiev, the Trinity-Sergius Lavra was closed (reopened in 1946 on part of the territory).

In 1930-91 was called Zagorsk, renamed after the pseudonym Zagorsky of the secretary of the Moscow Committee of the RCP (b) V.M. Lubotsky (1883-1919), who died as a result of a terrorist attack in 1919.

On September 23, 1991, the city was renamed Sergiev Posad.

Municipal indicators

Data sources:

1. Regions of Russia. Main characteristics of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation: statistical collection. Goskomstat of Russia. - M:, 2002.
2. Regions of Russia. Volume 1. Statistical collection. Goskomstat of Russia. - M:, 2001. p. 81
3. Regions of Russia. Basic socio-economic indicators of cities. Statistical collection. Rosstat. - M:, 2005. p. 58
4. Regions of Russia. Basic socio-economic indicators of cities. 2006. Statistical collection. Rosstat. - M:, 2006. p. 58

Economy

, mechanical engineering, chemical, paint and varnish, school instrument making. Construction materials plant. Factories: knitting, sewing. Food industry enterprises.

2 toy factories. Bogorodsk factory of artistic carving.

Main enterprises

THERMAL POWER PLANTS

Zagorskaya PSPP
142342, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, town Bogorodskoye,
Offers:
Electricity

PAINT INDUSTRY

CJSC "Zagorsky Paint and Varnish Plant"
141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, Moskovskoe highway, 22a WWW: https://www.zlkz.ru/
Offers:
synthetic resins, paint and varnish materials

INSTRUMENT ENGINEERING

Electromechanical
141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, st.
Central Offers:
Car radios

FORESTRY, WOOD PROCESSING AND PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY

Experimental chipboard plant
141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, Leskhoz 373, chipboard
Offers:
Particle boards and products made from them

Culture, science, education

The Moscow Theological Academy (since 1814) and the seminary (since 1742) are located in Sergiev Posad.

Toy Museum.

Universities of the city

Moscow State Industrial University (Sergiev Posad branch)
141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, Sportivny lane, 4 WWW: https://www.spf-mgiu.ru/

Moscow State University of Instrument Engineering and Informatics (Sergiev Posad Branch)

141305, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, Central st., 10 WWW: https://spf.mgupi.ru/

Moscow regional branch of the Moscow Financial and Legal Academy

141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, Moskovskoe highway, 22-A WWW: https://www.mofmfua.ru/

Sergiev Posad Humanitarian Institute

141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, Moskovskoe highway, 12-A WWW: https://www.sphi.ru/

Central Institute of Management and Economics of Tourism Business (branch) of the Russian International Academy of Tourism

141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, st. Club, 9 WWW: https://www.itbrmat.3dn.ru/

Museums, galleries, exhibition halls

State Historical, Artistic and Literary Museum-Reserve "Abramtsevo" 141352, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, p.
Abramtsevo, st. Museum, 1 Telephone(s) inquir. the ex. bureau Website: https://abramtsevo.net/ Cultural and business center (Sergiev Posad) 141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, Red Army Ave., 105 Phone(s): (49654) 0 -5924

Sergiev Posad State Historical and Art Museum-Reserve 141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, Red Army Ave., 144 Telephone(s): (49654) 0-63-58 Website: https://www .museum-sp.ru/

Art and Pedagogical Museum of Toys 141300, Moscow region, Sergiev Posad, Red Army Avenue, 123 Phone(s): (49654) 04-101 Website: https://www.museumot.ru/

Architecture, sights

The architectural ensemble of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra contains over 50 buildings and structures. The monastery occupies the flat top of the low Makovets hill.

Cathedrals of the Trinity (1422), Assumption (1559-85); churches Dukhovskaya (1476), Vvedenskaya (1547), Pyatnitskaya (1547), etc. Hospital wards with the Church of Zosima and Savvatiy (1635-38), royal palaces (late 17th century), refectory with the Church of Sergius (1686-92), buildings of monastery cells (17-19 centuries), metropolitan chambers (main facade 1778), etc.

Since 1792, the city was built up according to a regular plan, combining a rectangular network of streets with a fan-shaped layout of the main highways, oriented towards the Lavra ensemble. To the east of it, a vast Krasnogorodskaya Square with a chapel (1770, Baroque), the so-called, was formed. the old monastery hotel (1823, classicism), shopping arcades (1902), etc. The streets were lined primarily with two-story houses with a brick lower floor.

Infrastructure

The city has about 12 general education schools, a correctional school, an evening school and 3 primary schools-kindergartens, as well as various “advanced educational” institutions. For example, the Physics and Mathematics Lyceum on Karl Marx Street and the Olbinsky Gymnasium on Voznesenskaya.

Gymnasium

A student at the Olbinsky gymnasium: “I’ve been studying at the gymnasium for the fifth year, before that I went to preparatory courses! I used to think that the gymnasium was a pretentious place, but this is absolutely not true! There is a wonderful team of sincere and demanding teachers here, but it is their exactingness that bears fruit! Every year - hundred-pointers!”

There are 2 more gymnasiums in the city - No. 5 and the Orthodox gymnasium named after Sergius of Radonezh. On Novgorodskaya Street there is a private school-kindergarten “Darovanie”.

There are 18 kindergartens in the city, not counting two private ones. Recently, an ultra-modern kindergarten No. 73 with a swimming pool was built on Vladimirskaya Street.

Kindergarten with swimming pool

Additional education is provided by a music school on Red Army Avenue and art schools in the Ferma microdistrict and on Vifanskaya Street.

A number of additional education institutions are focused on the intellectual component: these are, for example, the Sheriff Maf Club and the Pythagorka Center for the Development of Intelligence on Red Army Avenue, or the New Generation Educational Center for the Development of Attention, Memory and Thinking “Megamind” on Voznesenskaya Street.

There are many clubs in the city for children: the Vesnushka club, an educational club, and a Montessori center.

Kids club

You can get secondary specialized and higher education without leaving the city. The Toy College and the Higher School of Folk Arts are focused on “local” specifics. There are also a medical school, an economics and law college, and a socio-economic and cooperative technical school.

Among the higher educational institutions: the local Humanitarian Institute, branches of the Moscow Institute of Entrepreneurship, the Technological University named after S.Yu. Witte, Moscow State Humanitarian University named after. M.A. Sholokhov, State Mechanical Engineering University, Moscow State Pedagogical University and even VGIK.

VGIK branch

The city has 5 clinics and many private medical centers, including those with non-traditional methods. For example, with the original osteopathic methods, the Clinic of Osteopathic and Traditional Chinese Medicine on Novouglich Highway.

Family clinic

To work and shopping

Theoretically, there is a lot of work in the industrial center - in addition to the enterprises mentioned, there are also food production facilities here: an ice cream factory, a confectionery factory, meat and bread factories, a tea packaging factory. Some residents are employed in the tourism sector: souvenir shops, hotels, museums, cafes, restaurants. Such preferences in terms of work are absent in many cities of the Moscow region.

There are many business and office centers in the city. But, despite the positive combination of factors, many continue to commute to work in the capital or near Moscow region.

Office centers in Sergiev Posad

In Sergiev Posad, almost all the well-known chain stores in the capital, local shops and shopping centers are represented, a significant part of which are concentrated along Red Army Avenue and Moskovskoe Highway. Quite a few shopping centers are concentrated in the area of ​​train stations and in the area of ​​the Novouglich highway.

There are plenty of shops and restaurants in the city

For obvious reasons, there are plenty of cafes and restaurants here - from the most affordable to the coolest tourist eateries.

General information

The city near Moscow has become a point of attraction for pilgrims. The amazing history of Sergiev Posad has opened up enormous opportunities for the development of the tourism sector.

The city is located 70 kilometers from the capital. About 100 thousand inhabitants live here. Sergiev Posad captivates travelers with its peaceful atmosphere. Here you can gain strength, cheer up, and make the right decision.

Here is the pearl of Russian Orthodoxy - the Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius complex. But even if you bypass the monastery, there are many other, no less interesting attractions.

Every Russian should visit here at least once and touch the secret that these holy lands keep.

Culture and sports

There are 7 libraries in the city, including the Orthodox city seminary. One of the key “cultural” objects of the city is the Gagarin Palace of Culture on Red Army Avenue, 185.

Library

City resident: “The main part of cultural life is concentrated around the Gagarin Palace of Culture. Tours of artists, theaters, and groups take place here throughout the year. The box office will always tell you about the nearest event, ticket prices and availability.”

DK im. Gagarin

In addition, the city has a children's recreation center "Rodnik" on Shkolnaya Street, a recreation center "Horizon" on Institutskaya Street, and Educational and Leisure Center. There is also an exhibition center with a fine arts studio. Sergiev Posad also boasts its own theater “Theatrical Ark” on Liebknecht Street.

Exhibition Center

City resident: “I don’t recommend going without calling: the performances are irregular, and due to the extra-intimate nature of the hall (60 seats), there may be no tickets.”

Toy Museum

A whole article needs to be written about the sights of Sergiev Posad, in addition to the famous Trinity-Sergius Lavra, included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1993, and the toy museum, along the Red Army Avenue and in its “backyards” there is a museum of folk crafts, historical, artistic and historical and local history museums, the Horse Yard complex.

Historical Museum

In recent years, “renovated” museums of peasant life “Once upon a time” have appeared on Valovaya Street and the “Bells of Rus'” museum on Druzhby Street.

The main city attraction is the temples.

In addition to the temples located on the territory of the Lavra, there are many others in the city: the Church of Peter and Paul, the temples of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, Elijah the Prophet, the Ascension Church, etc.

The situation in the city is good with sports facilities: at the end of the year they will complete the construction of a sports complex with an Ice Arena, which will operate in 4 shifts.

SK Luch

In addition to it, there are many sports complexes and fitness clubs. There is a yoga center, several dance studios, including Alla Dukhova’s Todes, and equestrian clubs.

Equestrian club

It’s a sad situation with the grandiose unfinished construction on the streets of Druzhba, which was supposed to become a large youth cultural and sports center.

Unfinished building on the street. Friendship

A resident of Sergiev Posad met near the facility: “It’s been standing like this for several years now. Our deputy Joseph Deyak built it, and then he died and everything died out. But we really lack such a center. New temples are being built, but we already have so many temples, why can’t they finish building this facility?”

Historical reference

Sergiev Posad is a city (since 1782) in the Moscow region of Russia, the administrative center of the Sergiev Posad district of the Moscow region, the largest settlement of the municipal formation "Urban Settlement Sergiev Posad", is the center of the Sergiev Posad urban agglomeration, with a population of over 220 thousand people ( year 2014).

Sergiev Posad was named after St. Sergius, who founded the largest monastery in Russia.
In 1919 the city was renamed Sergiev, and in 1930. - to Zagorsk, in honor of the revolutionary V. M. Zagorsky. But in 1991 the city was returned to its historical name. The city was founded by the Trinity Monastery. The glory of St. Sergius and the monastery he founded attracted pilgrims to the monastery. Gradually, peasants began to settle near the monastery. They practiced animal husbandry: rabbits, geese, chickens, as well as pigs and cows. The first settlements that became the basis for the future city were the villages of Kokuevo, Panino and Klementyevo.

Trinity Monastery has always been a large landowner. The lands belonging to the monastery had large state benefits, which contributed to the development of trade and crafts. In the area around the monastery, settlements of artisans were gradually created. This is how the Icon and Povarskaya, Konyushennaya and Cart, Pushkarskaya and Streletskaya settlements appeared.

Sergiev Posad. The economic life of the city also depended on the needs of the monastery. Due to the great demand among pilgrims for religious objects, the production of crosses, candlesticks, icons, etc. was developed here.

But the Sergiev toy gained the greatest popularity. No wonder Sergiev Posad was called “the capital of the amusing kingdom.” Buying a toy near the walls of the Lavra means doing a godly deed. After all, St. Sergius himself cut toys for the amusement of the children. The monastery did not lag behind local industrialists.

In the 19th century, the monks developed extensive economic activities: they created their own enterprises - a brick factory, paper mills, and a printing house. These establishments were rented out or maintained by hired workers.

Currently, Sergiev Posad is the largest administrative, industrial, cultural and tourist center of the Moscow region, the pearl of the “Golden Ring”. The city's convenient location on transport arteries connecting Russian regions with Moscow, excellent road and rail connections contribute to the development of the city and region.

Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Film by Svetlana Rutskaya.

The Trinity-Sergius Lavra, in church literature usually the Holy Trinity Sergius Lavra, is the largest Orthodox male stauropegic monastery in Russia (ROC), located in the center of the city of Sergiev Posad, Moscow region, on the Konchura River.
Founded in 1337 by St. Sergius of Radonezh. The Trinity-Sergius Monastery stands on the low Makovtse hill, at the confluence of the Konchura and Vondyuga rivers. The monastery was founded in the 30s-40s of the 14th century by the brothers Bartholomew and Stephen. Bartholomew, who took monastic orders with the name Sergius, went down in history not only as the founder of the monastery, but also as an active supporter of the Moscow princes, advocating the unification of Russian lands around Moscow. It was he who blessed Prince Dmitry Donskoy before the Battle of Kulikovo. In 1355, for the first time in north-eastern Rus', a communal charter was introduced at the Trinity Monastery, which caused the restructuring of the entire monastery. The monastery began to resemble a small wooden town, consisting of three parts: public, residential and defensive. Behind a strong fence is a rectangle of cells, inside of which there is a church and a refectory. It is curious that the monastery carried this layout through all subsequent centuries and preserved it to this day.

St. Sergius died in 1392. In 1422, the canonization of St. Sergius took place and the laying of the white stone Trinity Cathedral over his grave took place.

Ivan the Terrible was baptized in the monastery, during whose reign great importance was attached to transforming the monastery into a powerful fortress, which was important on the approaches to Moscow. Instead of a wooden fence in 1540-1550. a powerful wall with towers made of brick and stone was built. In 1608-1610. The monastery was under siege by Polish-Lithuanian invaders for sixteen months. The feat of the monastery’s defenders became widely known and contributed to the growth of the monastery’s authority.

Under Peter I, the monastery still retained its significance as a royal fortress. In 1689, during the Streltsy riot in Moscow, Tsar Peter took refuge behind the walls of the monastery. In 1744, by decree of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, the monastery was awarded the honorary title of Lavra, which emphasized the leading role of the monastery among other church institutions.

From 1919 to 1946 the monastery was closed. The temples were removed from the monastery, the monks were dispersed or repressed. Today the Lavra is a functioning monastery, the spiritual center of Orthodox Russia. On the territory of the monastery there are the Moscow Theological Academy and Seminary, as well as a museum-reserve. All of them, in their own way, serve to preserve the spiritual traditions, history and monuments of this amazing place, where the soul of Russia lives on. Numerous Lavra structures, erected during the 15th-19th centuries by the best masters of Russia, represent a kind of manual on the history of Russian architecture, an open-air museum. The architectural ensemble of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The most ancient churches of Sergiev Posad are located on the south-eastern side of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, at the foot of the hill, “on Podol” - the Church of the Entry into the Temple of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Church of the Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa. In 1547, on the site of the wooden parish church of the Servants of the Sloboda, two stone churches were built at once. The Vvedenskaya Church was built at the expense of the boyar I. Khabarov, the construction of the Pyatnitskaya Church was financed by the Trinity Monastery. The Art Pedagogical Museum of Toys was founded in 1918. In Sergiev Posad there is a research institute for toys and the only toy college in the country. Together with the toy museum, this unusual complex preserves the city’s reputation as the “capital of the amusing kingdom.” It was here that the world-famous Russian nesting doll was born.

The museum's exhibitions trace the history of Russian toys; there is an opportunity to take an excursion into the field of children's culture in many foreign countries.

Eleven kilometers separate Sergiev Posad from the city of Khotkovo, located on the Pazhe River. The main chronicle of the city began with the appearance here in 1308 of the oldest Pokrovsky Khotkov monastery in the Moscow region.

According to the Life of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the St. Stephen’s brother took monastic vows here, and their parents, the Rostov boyars Kirill and Maria, were buried here.

Initially existing as a monastery of a mixed type for both men and women to live here, in 1544 the Intercession Monastery was transferred under the control of the Trinity-Sergius Monastery by royal charter and turned into a nunnery. By one of the decrees of Peter I, masters of lace and gold embroidery from Holland were invited to the monastery, who taught the nuns these arts. Therefore, all pilgrims going to Trinity tried to purchase lace or a skillfully embroidered scarf.

Now the monastery consists of buildings from the 18th-19th centuries. The main ones are the Intercession Cathedral (1811-1816) and St. Nicholas Church (1899-1904).

The settlement of Radonezh arose on the Pazhe River around the 11th century. The name of St. Sergius of Radonezh, who, as a youth, lived in Radonezh with his parents, is associated with Radonezh. The first Prince of Radonezh was Andrei Vladimirovich, the son of the famous associate of Dmitry Donskoy in the Battle of Kulikovo, Vladimir the Brave. Under Andrei Vladimirovich, Radonezh became the capital of a small appanage principality that defended Moscow from the north. By this time, Radonezh is turning from a village into a city.

During the events of the “Time of Troubles,” Radonezh became deserted. By royal decree, it was granted in 1616 to the Trinity Monastery, which resettled peasants from their other estates to the territory of Radonezh. A settlement called Gorodok was revived. Next to the Transfiguration Church (1836-1842), built at the expense of parishioners, a monument to St. Sergius was erected in 1988. At the foot lies a stone with the inscription “Grateful Russia to Sergius of Radonezh.” In 1989, the ancient name Radonezh was returned to the village of Gorodok.

Resale property

A feature of the local secondary market is the presence of a large number of private houses with plots, including in the historical part of the city. Offers for sale on the market appear infrequently, and prices are quite high.

For example, part of a wooden house with an area of ​​35 sq. m with a street toilet and a plot of 3 acres on Pushkarskaya they are trying to sell for 3.8 million rubles, and a 70-meter log house with communications and a plot of 12 acres on the same street is already for 12 million rubles, 750- a meter-long three-story cottage with communications, near the walls of the Lavra, is being offered for 42 million rubles.

A considerable part of the housing stock is made up of brick and panel five-story buildings of various series; there are also Stalin buildings of various types in the city. These are two-three-story houses built in the 30s-50s and buildings in the “Stalinist Empire” style in the center of Sergiev Posad. So, in a Stalin building on Red Army Avenue, the two-room apartment is 58.5 square meters. m. with three-meter ceilings is exhibited for 3.6 million rubles, and “three rubles” are 79-80 sq. m. for 4.4 million rubles.

Houses built over the last 15-20 years are concentrated in the north and northwest of the city. According to the MIEL company, more than 40 brick and monolithic-brick houses, as well as buildings of new panel series with heights from 9 to 17 floors, were built in the city.

Secondary real estate in the city is widely represented

The pricing factor in the secondary market largely depends on the proximity of the property to the center. Cheap ones include, for example, the “Farm” area in the remote eastern part of the city. The cheapest lot is a room of 13 sq. m. with a balcony in a communal apartment in a house on Mira Street, 3, is estimated at 790 thousand rubles.

An interesting project, fully implemented on the “primary” stage - the economy class residential complex "Posad Premier" from the developer "Mortgage Housing Fund" The multi-format residential complex on Pogranichnaya Street, in the northern part of the city, was put into operation in 2015. It consists of not only 3 monolithic brick apartment buildings of variable height (5-8-10 floors), but also blocks of townhouses.

LCD Posad Premier

The complex is equipped with underground parking, and there is a store and household services on site. A “kopeck piece” with an area of ​​61 sq.m. without finishing is sold on the secondary market for 3.8 million rubles. and a similar option with finishing costs 5.6 million rubles. A four-level, 235-meter townhouse without finishing with a plot of 1 hundred square meters is offered by the owner for 8.9 million rubles.

Another “old” new building that deserves attention is the Grand Park residential complex on Druzhby Street, which is active in the local market. The business class residential complex was commissioned back in 2011. The monolithic brick buildings have variable heights from 10 to 14 floors.

Residential complex Grand Park

The area of ​​the apartments is from 51 to 182 sq. m. m. Distinctive features of the architectural appearance are loggias with colored glazing. The complex comes with a parking lot and a large set of infrastructure on the ground floors: a fitness club, a children's club, a beauty salon, and various shops. A 51-meter "one-room apartment" is offered on the secondary market for 4.5 million rubles, a 92-meter "kopeck piece" - for 6.5 million rubles, and a 105-meter "three-room apartment" - for 7.5 million rubles.

Among the economy class projects implemented initially is the Moskovsky residential complex on the highway of the same name, not far from the entrance to the city from the developer EuroInvest. The complex consists of three 17-story monolithic brick buildings. 1-3 room apartments are offered here. The upper floors offer panoramic views of the city center.

Residential complex Moskovsky

Among the advantages of the location is good transport accessibility, among the disadvantages is the proximity to a busy highway and a number of industrial enterprises. For some reason, there is still a “sales office” sign next to the houses. “Odnushka” with an area of ​​45 square meters is exhibited on the secondary market for 3.3 million rubles.

Average cost per sq. m. on the secondary market of Sergiev Posad - 62-63 thousand rubles. The average price of a one-room apartment on the secondary market is 2.5 million rubles, a two-room apartment is 3 million rubles, and a three-room apartment is 4.3 million rubles. These prices correspond to the average for the secondary market of the Moscow Region, which is not such a common occurrence for cities located more than 50 km from the capital.

New buildings in Sergiev Posad

Due to the peculiarities of the city's planning structure, many objects under construction are of a single-point nature. Large-scale projects are located in relatively remote areas that are positioned as “environmentally friendly”. The main emphasis is on economy class projects, although many new buildings, due to location and other characteristics, are quite comfortable.

Low-rise construction is popular in the city; high-rise buildings can only be found in new microdistricts on the outskirts of the city. There is another distinctive feature determined by the hilly terrain of Sergiev Posad - the presence of a large number of new buildings with excellent views from the windows, including the city center. A number of projects feature only one-room apartments and two-room apartments.

The construction boom observed in the city in the last decade has begun to subside - some new buildings are already at the stage of final sales, and there are no starting projects.

An example of low-rise construction in the city center is the economy-class block “Donskoy” from the developer “Skygrad” on Sergievskaya Street, not far from the observation deck. The residential complex consists of 5 four-story monolithic brick houses. The final completion date is the fourth quarter of 2021. The first stage is a 5-section complex with 64 apartments. The first floors are allocated for commercial facilities: offices, a children's center, a family doctor's office, a kindergarten for 39 places and a pharmacy. Underground parking is also provided.

LCD Donskoy

Here you can buy “studios”, “one-room apartments”, “two-room apartments” and “three-room apartments” with an area from 29 to 80.7 square meters. m. at a price from 2.3 to 5.1 million rubles. (average cost - 75 thousand rubles / sq. m). The ceiling height is 2.7 m, there are glazed balconies everywhere. A number of apartments will have views of the Lavra; among other advantages of the location, there is proximity to train stations.

Economy-class residential complex “Voznesensky-2” from the developer “Glavux” on Voznesenskaya Street is another low-rise building in the center, a 5-minute walk from the main station. The two-section, 4-story monolithic brick house has already been commissioned, with a limited number of apartments remaining for sale.

Residential complex Voznesensky-2

The line includes only “one-room apartments” and “two-room apartments” with an area from 41 to 67 square meters. m. with a ceiling height of 2.8 m at a price of 2.6 to 4.6 million rubles. (average price - 64 thousand rubles / sq. m). All apartments, including housing on the first floors, are equipped with glazed loggias.

One example of large-scale projects is the residential complex “Eco-Park Vifanskie Prudy”. A “mid-rise” business-class residential complex from the developer “United Construction Group” is located in the southwestern part of the city, on Festivalnaya Street. The residential complex consists of 11 monolithic buildings of varying heights of 4-6 floors. Architectural features include a large area of ​​panoramic glazing and the style of European classics. The internal infrastructure includes underground parking for 137 spaces, guest parking, a kindergarten for 100 seats, a clinic, and retail facilities.

Residential complex Eco-park Vifanskie Prudy

2 buildings have already been commissioned, the rest are under construction. Here we offer 1-3 room apartments ranging from 30 to 92.6 square meters. m. at a price from 1.7 to 4.7 million rubles. (average price - 54 thousand rubles / sq. m). The standard ceiling height is 2.0 m, in apartments on the upper floors it is up to 4.1 m, which makes it possible to equip two-level housing.

Among the advantages of the location: location in a pine forest, proximity to Vifansky Ponds and the Skitsky Ponds park, as well as the ability to get there not through a crossing, but along Skobyanoye Highway, bypassing the city center.

Residential complex "Troitskaya Sloboda" on Andrey Rublev Street is a comfort-class project from the developer "Berendey" in the western part of the city. The location chosen for the new building is “trump” - the isolated complex is located on a hill, from where both the Lavra and the romantic houses of the private sector are visible. Since the residential complex is located on the outskirts, the developer had room to turn around.

Residential complex Troitskaya Sloboda

The block consists of 63 brick houses in the European style, 2-3 floors high. The buildings are equipped with an autonomous heating system, gas boilers are installed in the apartments, and storage rooms are equipped. The complex is being built in several stages, with final completion scheduled for mid-2021.

The scope in terms of internal infrastructure is large: a kindergarten and a school, a hotel and a shopping center are planned here. 10 hectares are allocated for a landscape park.

The heating and hot water supply system of Troitskaya Sloboda is based on the use of double-circuit gas boilers. The principle of operation of these boilers is as follows: the first circuit supplies hot water to the heating system - radiators and radiators - that is, in fact, it functions exclusively as heating equipment. The second circuit acts as a water supply system: it directly supplies hot water to the water supply system. The multitasking of such equipment makes it possible to minimize its size: a double-circuit boiler occupies a minimum of space in the room and is highly efficient in its use.

Equipment safety is ensured by the latest electronics. The boilers have an automatic gas supply shut-off system, which is triggered if the flame in the boiler goes out for some reason, as well as if the water or electricity supply is lost. You can purchase 1-4 room apartments with an area of ​​37.7 to 121.2 sq.m. at prices from 2.2 to 9.3 million rubles. (average price 64.7 thousand rubles/sq. m). Ceiling height - 2.8 m.

Many projects are being implemented in the northern part of the city - in the Uglich microdistrict and adjacent areas.

Residential complex "Archimedes" I and II on Inzhenernaya Street - a comfort-class project from Tekta Group. The first building was commissioned back in 2013, and housing in it can only be purchased on the secondary market, the second - in the first quarter of this year. Monolithic brick buildings with a ventilated facade, lined with fiber cement panels with a ceramic outer layer, have variable heights (14-16 floors) and are designed in a bright “luminescent” color scheme.

LCD Archimedes-1

The second 6-section building is designed for 510 apartments and 77 non-residential premises. The houses use advanced engineering systems. Internal infrastructure facilities include underground parking with a car wash. On the ground floors from the outside there are grocery stores, a pharmacy, a cafe, a communications store, a bank branch, and offices.

LCD Archimedes-2

The second building offers studios and 1-3 room apartments ranging from 32.2 to 90.8 square meters. m. with a ceiling height of 2.8 m. at a price of 2 to 5 million rubles. (on average 78 thousand rubles/sq. m).

The Victoria Park residential complex is a comfort-class project from the developer PFK Victoria-5, located on 1st Shock Army Street, 95, which is also distinguished by its bright architectural design. An 11-section house of variable height (9-17 floors), built according to an individual project. The complex is “attached” to an underground parking lot for 341 cars.

Residential complex Victoria Park

On the ground floor there is a cultural and commercial center with shops, a pharmacy, a cafe and entertainment facilities. The area of ​​the apartments is from 42.5 to 91.5 sq. m. m., but only “one-room” and two-room apartments with an area of ​​44.7 to 70 sq. m remained on sale on the primary market. m. at a price from 2.2 to 4.6 million rubles. (on average 61 thousand rubles/sq. m). A single three-ruble note of 88 square meters is offered for 5.8 million rubles. The residential complex is built on a hill, and magnificent panoramic views of the Lavra, the city center and the birch grove are provided.

The Vladimirsky residential complex in the north of the city is an economy class project from the developer Glavux. Construction is being carried out in 3 stages, the final completion date is the second quarter of 2021. The complex consists of one 9-story and two 7-story monolithic buildings. We offer only 1-2 room apartments ranging from 34 to 62 square meters. m. at a price from 1.9 to 4 million rubles. (on average - 58 thousand rubles / sq. m). The 9-storey building has storage rooms available on all floors.

Residential complex Vladimirsky

The Pokrovsky residential complex from the developer Development Group is located next door. The comfort-class complex includes four 10-story multi-section panel-brick buildings, equipped with all modern engineering systems - from supply and exhaust ventilation to an energy-efficient heat supply system.

Residential complex Pokrovsky

The first stage of construction includes the construction of two buildings - one of them has already been commissioned, the second will be delivered in the first quarter of 2021. Here you can buy studios, as well as 1-3 room apartments at prices ranging from 1.3 to 3.8 million rubles. (average price 51 thousand rubles/sq. m). The offer is unique in its own way: all housing is delivered turnkey.

Among the economy-class high-rise buildings are new buildings on the main street of the city - Red Army Avenue, as well as on the Yaroslavskoye Highway that continues it.

The house at 240 Krasnoy Armii Avenue is a project from the developer Eurosibspetsstroy. The 4-section, 18-story monolithic brick building has a strange history. The first phase was commissioned several years ago, the commissioning of the second was postponed from 2014 to 2021, but judging by the state of construction, the developer again does not meet the deadline. But sales are coming.

Residential complex on the Red Army, 240

Here we offer 1-3 room apartments ranging from 45.7 to 110.6 square meters. m. with a ceiling height of 2.8 m. The housing is rented with preparation for finishing. The cost of the lot is from 2.6 to 6 million rubles. (on average - 56 thousand rubles / sq. m).

Almost opposite is the residential complex “House on Red Army Avenue, 251A” from the developer “Zagorskaya Interdistrict Art and Production Workshop”. The 17-storey monolithic brick building represents the second stage of construction - the neighboring building was completed a couple of years ago.

Residential complex on the Red Army, 251

The new building is about to be put into operation; its completion date was once postponed. The first floor is reserved for offices and shops. On sale are studios, one-room apartments and two-room apartments with an area from 35.1 to 53.1 m2 at a price of 1.8 to 2.4 million rubles. (on average - 51 thousand rubles / sq. m).

A residential building on Yaroslavskoye Highway between houses No. 8 and No. 22 is being built by Afina Stroy Group of Companies. The deadline is the first quarter of 2021. The 15-story monolithic brick 3-section building in the shape of the letter “L” is located almost at the exit of the city. All first floors are residential. Parking is provided only on the surface, and it is designed for only 35 cars.

Residential complex on Yaroslavskoe highway

Here you can buy 1-3 room apartments with an area of ​​40-88 sq. m. m at a price from 1.8 to 3.6 million rubles. All apartments are equipped with loggias, ceiling height is 2.8. The housing is rented for final finishing. The completion date has already been postponed once (Athena Stroy bought the project from Stroyinvest) - now the residential complex is promised to be completed in the first quarter of 2017.

The economy class residential complex “Two Quarters” on Matrosova Street is an incomprehensible story. The first developer did not fulfill his obligations, he was replaced by the SU-65 company. The brick house of variable height - from 10 to 12 floors with 1-3 room apartments with an area from 41 to 121.8 sq m was built a long time ago, but on the facade there is a telephone number for the sales office, which for some reason is impossible to reach.

LCD Two Quarters

Average price per sq. m. on the primary market of Sergiev Posad is now 62 thousand rubles. The average price for a one-room apartment is 2.7 million rubles, for a two-room apartment is 3.8 million rubles, and for a three-room apartment is 4.8 million rubles. These figures are significantly lower than the average for the Moscow Region, according to which the average price per sq. m. m. is 79 thousand rubles, and the corresponding indicators for apartment prices are 2.9 million rubles, 4.5 million rubles. and 6.9 million rubles.

Holy Trinity Lavra of Sergius and the relics of Sergius of Radonezh

On the territory of the oldest and largest Russian monastery there are more than fifty buildings. The oldest surviving building of the Lavra is the Trinity Cathedral, built in 1422–1425. In it, in a silver shrine, the most valuable relic is kept - the relics of Sergius of Radonezh. The horizontal iconostasis of the temple, containing 40 icons, was painted by Andrei Rublev. His famous work “Trinity”, now located in the Tretyakov Gallery, was a decoration of the cathedral before the October Revolution.

In 1476, a stone Spiritual Church was erected on the site of the wooden one. At the base of this skyward building is an open belfry, in the spans of which bells hang. Many times they had the opportunity to notify the brethren and the surrounding population of danger.

Another central building is the Assumption Cathedral, built in 1585 by order of Ivan the Terrible in memory of the capture of Kazan. The model for the beautiful white stone building with a central golden and four blue domes with stars was the cathedral of the same name in the Moscow Kremlin.

At the end of the 17th century. The monastery refectory with the Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh was built. Its gilded iconostasis from the same century, installed in the church in 1948, previously belonged to a destroyed Moscow church. In the 17th century The Royal Palaces were built to receive royalty and their high-ranking guests. After some time, the Theological Academy was located here.

In the 18th century The architectural ensemble of the Lavra was complemented by a five-tiered 88-meter bell tower with a chiming clock and 42 bells. The main ones - the largest in Russia, the 72-ton Tsar, Blagovestnik (35.5 tons) and Pervenets (27 tons), were restored at the beginning of this century. The bell tower can be visited by healthy people aged 7 to 60 years. The recommended donation amount for an adult is 200 RUR, for a schoolchild – 100.

Behind the bell tower is the Smolensk Church in the Baroque style. It was built at the expense of the favorite of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, Count Razumovsky. According to rumors, it was in this church that their secret marriage took place.

Entrance to the territory of the Lavra is free for Russian citizens. On the Lavra website you can book group excursions - sightseeing (1600 RUR), extended (2800) and “One day in the Lavra” (8000 RUR).

The main observation deck, from which the magnificent architectural ensemble of the Lavra can be clearly seen, is located on Pancake Hill. The site was created for the Moscow Olympics in 1980. In 2014, the sculpture “Sergius and the Pigeons” was installed here. According to legend, singing birds flocked to the saint, whose prayers for his disciples were heard.

Market prospects

No particular growth in the primary real estate market in Sergiev Posad is expected in the near future. The reasons are the large distance from Moscow and the small area of ​​territory for construction within the city itself. But we cannot talk about stagnation either: urban new buildings have a stable target audience, consisting mainly of local residents, as well as residents of nearby areas. Residents of regions, for example, the Vladimir and Yaroslavl regions, who want to be closer to the capital while purchasing housing at a reasonable price, are also moving here.

Low-rise new buildings in the center can also attract a wider audience - this option is interesting as a “second home” and as an investment. We cannot exclude a potential target audience in the form of freelancers, pensioners and anyone who does not have to travel to work in the capital every day. That is, people with a romantic mood who want to exchange Moscow for the outback, but for the outback “with history” and with a well-developed infrastructure, thanks to tourism.

By the way, the level of economic development and infrastructure of Sergiev Posad is equal to the cities of the nearest Moscow region. At the same time, housing prices are not so high, and the level of some local economy class projects is comparable to the comfort segment in a number of other cities in Moscow Region.

What to see in Sergiev Posad in one day

In Sergiev Posad and its surroundings you can see many other interesting places, the most notable of which will be discussed below.

In 2000, on Krasnogorskaya Square near the entrance to the Lavra, a monument to Sergius of Radonezh was erected. The 5-meter-tall monument depicts a saint in monastic robes. In his left hand is a scroll with the rules he compiled for the monastic brethren, and his right hand blesses tourists and pilgrims going to the Lavra.

Not far from the Lavra is the Spaso-Vifansky Monastery, built at the end of the 18th century and operating until 1918. Its two floors had a thematic focus. The second floor was dedicated to the Transfiguration of the Lord, which took place on Mount Tabor. An iconostasis was located on its artificial model. The first floor depicted the Raising of Lazarus in Bethany. Now the former monastery is a courtyard of the Lavra.

In 1954, the impressive House of Culture, designed by the architect Nikolai Metlin, opened in the city. This secular building has become a new landmark of Sergiev Posad. Marble stairs, stucco decorations, and a huge crystal chandelier gave the building a solemn and festive look. Many leading musical and dramatic groups performed in the House of Culture, which later received the name of Gagarin and the status of a federal architectural monument.

In 2014, a reconstructed city fountain with light and music lighting was opened on the square near the House of Culture, which successfully complemented the ensemble.

In the middle of the 19th century. Gethsemane (Chernigov) monastery was founded 3 km from the Lavra. Thousands of Russian pilgrims turned to the elders who settled here for advice and blessings. A copy (list) of the famous icon of the Chernigov (Ilyinskaya) Mother of God was kept in the Cave Church built by the hermits. At the end of the 19th century. The church became the altar of the Chernigov temple built above it. Under the monastery there is another underground temple.

The city of Khotkovo, located 11 km from Posad, is known for the oldest Pokrovsky Monastery in the Moscow region, founded in 1308. Sergius’s parents were buried there, and his elder brother Stefan was tonsured a monk. Since 1544, the initially mixed monastery was subordinated to the Trinity-Sergius, and became exclusively female. Lace makers and gold seamstresses invited by Peter I from Holland taught the nuns their art.

14 km from Sergiev Posad, near the village of Vzglyadnevo, there is the Gremyachiy Klyuch spring. Water falls from a crevice from a height of 25 m. According to legend, the spring began to flow after Sergius’ prayer, and has healing properties. A log chapel-font was built near the crevice. The water temperature is constant all year round and is 6°C.

Comfort level of the city of Sergiev Posad 16.37 out of 20