Facts About Suzdal:
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Suzdal is one of the oldest Russian towns. The town’s history dates back probably to 999 or 1024 and in 1125 Yury Dolgoruky made Suzdal the capital of the Rostov-Suzdal principality.
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In 1992, two of the monuments (Saviour Monastery of St Euthymius and Kremlin with Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral) were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Suzdal is twinned with: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany; Cles, Italy; Oberlin, United States; Windham, United States; Évora, Portugal; Loches, France & Shangrao, China.
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In 1982 Suzdal became the first Russian town to receive “La Pomme d’Or”.
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Open Russian Festival of Animated Film is held in Suzdal in March, every year.
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Suzdal is a historic small town in Vladimir Oblast east of Moscow Russia.
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The climate is temperate, continental. The average temperature in January is — 14 C, in July +17 C.
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The Population Suzdal is around 9,428, as of 2018.
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Suzdal celebrated its 990th birthday on August 9, 2014.
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There are no high-rises in Suzdal, all the buildings are 2-stories high or lower.