Volokolamsk
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| Administrative status (as of September 2013) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative district | Volokolamsky District |
| Town | Volokolamsk |
| Administrative center of | Volokolamsky District, Town of Volokolamsk |
| Municipal status (as of October 2010) | |
| Municipal district | Volokolamsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Volokolamsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Volokolamsky Municipal District, Volokolamsk Urban Settlement |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 23,433 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 1135 |
| Postal code(s) | 143600, 143602–143604, 143608 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49636 |
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Volokolamsk (Russian: Волокола́мск) is a town and the administrative center of Volokolamsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Gorodenka River, not far from its confluence with the Lama River, 129 kilometers (80 mi) northwest of Moscow. Population: 23,433 (2010 Census);16,656 (2002 Census);18,226 (1989 Census).
It was first mentioned in the Voskresensk Chronicle under the year 1135. It was built by Novgorodian merchants on a 5-kilometer (3.1 mi) portage (Russian: Волок) on a waterway from Novgorod to Moscow and Ryazan, hence the name "Volokolamsk" (i.e., "Volok on the Lama"). In 1178, the town was burned by Vsevolod the Big Nest, who added it to Vladimir-Suzdal lands. His son Yaroslav II restored it to Novgorod in 1231. After the Mongol invasion of Rus', the town was divided into two parts: one assigned to Novgorod and another one to the Grand Dukes of Vladimir. The Principality of Tver failed to take it in 1273.
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