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Yelets or Elets (Russian: Елец) is a city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Bystraya Sosna River, which is a tributary of the Don. Population: 99,875 (2021 Census); [6] 108,404 (2010 Census); [2] 116,726 (2002 Census); [7] 120,261 (1989 Soviet census). [8] History. Yelets is the oldest center of the Central Black Earth Region.
Yelets, city, Lipetsk oblast (region), western Russia, on the Sosna River. First mentioned in 1146 and the seat of a minor princedom in the 13th century, Yelets long served as a southern frontier fortress. It was captured by Timur in 1395 and by the Mongols in 1414; in 1483 it passed to Moscow.
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The official year of Yelets foundation is 1146. It is the year when the fortress was first mentioned in Nikonovskaya chronicle. After being destroyed several times, Yelets fortress was reconstructed in 1592, together with other fortresses on southern boundaries of the Muscovite state, and became the origin of present day city. In 1708, local blacks...
The City Day of Yelets is celebrated on the first Sunday in September. Yelets is one of the oldest cities in Russia, with a rich cultural and historical heritage. It is the only city in the Lipetsk region, which is in the list of cities of the Russian Federation with valuable historical town-planning ensembles and complexes. The climate in the city...
There are about 230 monuments of history and culture, 90 of them are of regional and federal importance. Nevertheless, it is considered that the main value of Yelets is not in separate monuments, but the whole architectural design of the city. The present names of streets in the central part are dubbed with the historical ones. Yelets has a museum ...
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Sep 25, 2013 · Yelets is known as the city of thirty-three churches. Although in Yelets the main Cathedral of the Ascension, designed in the Russo-Byzantine style, can be identified easily.
Yelets, first mentioned in 1146, is a city with a population of about 100,000 people located in the Lipetsk region, 82 km west of Lipetsk. In total, there are more than 200 monuments of history and culture here. However, the general architectural ensemble of the city is its main attraction.
