Sergiev Posad
| Sergiyev Posad (English) Сергиев Посад (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of September 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative district | Sergiyevo-Posadsky District |
| City | Sergiyev Posad |
| Administrative center of | Sergiyevo-Posadsky District, City of Sergiyev Posad |
| Municipal status (as of October 2011) | |
| Municipal district | Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District, Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement |
| Representative body | Council of Deputies |
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| Area | 50.40 km2 (19.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2010 Census) | 111,179 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 142nd |
| Density | 2,206/km2 (5,710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1347 |
| City status since | 1782 |
| Previous names |
Sergiyev Posad (until 1919), Sergiyev (until 1930), Zagorsk (until 1991) |
| Postal code(s) | 141300–141315, 141318 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 496 |
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Sergiyev Posad (Russian: Се́ргиев Поса́д; IPA: [ˈsʲɛrgʲɪɪf pɐˈsat]) is a city and the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 111,179 (2010 Census);113,581 (2002 Census);114,696 (1989 Census).
Sergiyev Posad grew in the 15th century around one of the greatest of Russian monasteries, the Trinity Lavra established by St. Sergius of Radonezh, still (as of 2015[update]) one of the largest monasteries in Russia. Town status was granted to Sergiyev Posad in 1742. The town's name, alluding to St. Sergius, has strong religious connotations. Soviet authorities changed it first to just Sergiyev in 1919, and then to Zagorsk in 1930, in memory of the revolutionary Vladimir Mikhailovich Zagorsky .
The original name was restored in 1991.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Sergiyev Posad serves as the administrative center of Sergiyevo-Posadsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-six rural localities, incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky District as the City of Sergiyev Posad. As a municipal division, the City of Sergiyev Posad is incorporated within Sergiyevo-Posadsky Municipal District as Sergiyev Posad Urban Settlement.
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