Murom
| Murom (English) Муром (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of April 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Vladimir Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | City of Murom |
| Administrative center of | Muromsky District, City of Murom |
| Municipal status (as of October 2011) | |
| Urban okrug | Murom Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Murom Urban Okrug, Muromsky Municipal District |
| Head | Yevgeny Rychkov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 116,075 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 140th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 862 |
| Postal code(s) | 602250 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49234 |
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Murom (Russian: Муром; IPA: [ˈmurəm]; Old Norse: Moramar) is a historical city in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, which sprawls along the left bank of the Oka River. Population: 116,075 (2010 Census);126,901 (2002 Census);124,229 (1989 Census).
In the 9th century CE, the city marked the easternmost settlement of the East Slavs in the land of the Finno-Ugric people called Muromians. The Primary Chronicle mentions it as early as 862. It is thus one of the oldest cities in Russia. Circa 900 CE, it was an important trading post from Volga Bulgaria to the Baltic Sea.
Between 1010 and 1393, it was the capital of a separate principality, whose rulers included Saint Gleb, assassinated in 1015 and canonized in 1071, Saint Prince Konstantin the Blessed, and Saints Peter and Fevronia, subjects of an opera by Rimsky-Korsakov. It was believed to be the home town of the most celebrated East Slavic epic hero, Ilya Muromets. The town has a statue which shows Ilya holding the hilt of his sword in the left hand and a cross in the right.
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