Kideksha
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Suzdalsky District
Suzdalsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 16 in Vladimir Oblast, Russia....
of Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located at the confluence
Confluence (geography)
In geography, a confluence is the meeting of two or more bodies of water. It usually refers to the point where two streams flow together, merging into a single stream...
of the Kamenka and Nerl River
Nerl River (Klyazma)
The Nerl River is a river in the Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Klyazma River . The length of the river is . The area of its basin is . The Nerl River freezes up in November - December and stays under the ice until April. Its main tributary is the...
s, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of Suzdal
Suzdal
Suzdal is a town in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, situated northeast of Moscow, from the city of Vladimir, on the Kamenka River. Population: -History:...
.
The settlement was founded before the Church of Boris and Gleb
Church of Boris and Gleb
The Church of Boris and Gleb is a church built in 1152, on the orders of Prince Yuri Dolgoruky, in Kideksha on the Nerl River, "where the encampment of Saint Boris had been". It was probably part of the princely palace complex, but was only used by Dolgorukii for a few years before he left to...
was built in 1152 by Yuri Dolgoruky.
Kideksha used to be a town
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
, but, after having been destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Rus
Mongol invasion of Rus
The Mongol invasion of Russia was resumed on 21 December 1237 marking the resumption of the Mongol invasion of Europe, during which the Mongols attacked the medieval powers of Poland, Kiev, Hungary, and miscellaneous tribes of less organized peoples...
, it degraded to a small village.
Kideksha is a part of the Golden Ring of Russia
Golden Ring of Russia
The Golden Ring is a ring of cities northeast of Moscow, the capital of Russia. They formerly comprised the region known as Zalesye.These ancient towns, which also played a significant role in the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church, preserve the memory of the most important and significant...
and, since 1992, is one of Russia's World Heritage Site
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
s (see White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
The White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal is the name of a World Heritage Site in Russian Federation. The patrimony embraces eight medieval limestone monuments of Zalesye:*The Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir ;...
).
Literature
- Prof. Sergey ZagraevskySergey ZagraevskyProfessor Dr. Sergéy Zagraévsky is a well-known Russian-Jewish painter, architectural historian, writer and theologian.- Biography :...
. Questions of date and status of Boris and Gleb Church in Kideksha. Chapter from the book "New researches of Vladimir-Suzdal museum’s architectural monuments". Moscow, 2008.