Sudislavl

Sudislavl (in English) Судиславль (Russian)
-  Urban-type settlement  -
Sudislavl in winter
Location of Kostroma Oblast in Russia
Sudislavl Location of Sudislavl in Kostroma Oblast
Coordinates: 57°53′N 41°42′E / 57.883°N 41.700°E / 57.883; 41.700Coordinates: 57°53′N 41°42′E / 57.883°N 41.700°E / 57.883; 41.700
Coat of Arms	Flag
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kostroma Oblast
Administrative district	Sudislavsky District
Administrative center of	Sudislavsky District
Municipal status
Representative body	Assembly of Deputies
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	4,913 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1360
Urban-type settlement status since	1963
Postal code(s)	157860
Dialing code(s)	+7 49433
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Sudislavl (Russian: Судисла́вль) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Sudislavsky District of Kostroma Oblast, Russia, situated 50 kilometers (31 mi) from Kostroma and 345 kilometers (214 mi) northeast of Moscow. Population: 4,913 (2010 Census);5,373 (2002 Census);5,783 (1989 Census).

In the Middle Ages, Sudislavl was a town with its own timber kremlin. Ivan IV's testament from 1572 is the first document that mentions Sudislavl. A later chronicle from the local Resurrection monastery claims that Sudislavl existed as early as 1360.

In the 17th and 18th centuries Sudislavl was considered a "merchant town". The local merchants financed the construction of several stone churches which survive to this day. The Old Believers emerged as the dominant religious group in the district.

By the beginning of the 20th century, Sudislavl had entered a period of steady decline. It has not been ranked as a town since 1925.

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