Vladimir Oblast

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Coat of arms of Vladimir Oblast

Vladimir Oblast (Russian: ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the medieval Russian capital Vladimir, which is 190 km to the east from the present-day capital, Moscow. For detailed information about the area's medieval history, see Zalesye and Vladimir-Suzdal. The 12th-century cathedrals of Vladimir, Suzdal, Bogolyubovo and Kideksha are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Area 29,000 km², population 1,523,990 (as of 2002 All-Russia Population Census).

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Geography

Vladimir Oblast borders Moscow, Yaroslavl, Ivanovo, Ryazan, and Nizhny Novgorod Oblasts.

Vladimir Oblast is located in the Moscow Time Zone (MSK/MSD). UTC offset is +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD).

Vladimir Oblast consists of the following districts (raions):

Alexandrovsky (Александровский) - centred on the town of Alexandrov, famous as the principal residence of Ivan the Terrible
Gorokhovetsky (Гороховецкий) - centered on the town of Gorokhovets, rich in 17th-century pre-Petrine architecture
Gus-Khrustalny (Гусь-Хрустальный) - centered on Gus Khrustalny, a notable centre of glass production
Kameshkovsky (Камешковский)
Kirzhachsky (Киржачский) - centered on the historic town of Kirzhach
Kolchuginsky (Кольчугинский)
Kovrovsky (Ковровский) - centered on the textile centre Kovrov, with the site of Starodub-on-the-Klyazma in the vicinity
Melenkovsky (Меленковский)
Muromsky (Муромский) - centered on Murom, the oldest town in the area, seat of medieval princes, and site of numerous historic monuments
Petushinsky (Петушинский)
Selivanovsky (Селивановский)
Sobinsky (Собинский)
Sudogodsky (Судогодский)
Suzdalsky (Суздальский) - centered on Suzdal, the town-museum, World Heritage Site and medieval capital of Vladimir-Suzdal
Vyaznikovsky (Вязниковский) - centered on the merchant town of Vyazniki, fine specimens of 17th-century architecture
Yuryev-Polsky (Юрьев-Польский) - centered on Yuriev-Polsky, seat of a medieval principality and site of the 13th-century cathedral

Administrative subdivisions of Russia

Republics	Adygeya \| Altai \| Bashkortostan \| Buryatia \| Chechnya \| Chuvashia \| Dagestan \| Ingushetia \| Kabardino-Balkaria \| Karelia \| Khakassia \| Komi \| Kalmykia \| Karachay-Cherkessia \| Mari El \| Mordovia \| North Ossetia-Alania \| Sakha \| Tatarstan \| Tuva \| Udmurtia
Krais	Altai \| Khabarovsk \| Krasnodar \| Krasnoyarsk¹ \| Perm \| Primorsky \| Stavropol
Oblasts	Amur \| Arkhangelsk \| Astrakhan \| Belgorod \| Bryansk \| Chelyabinsk \| Chita \| Irkutsk² \| Ivanovo \| Kaliningrad \| Kaluga \| Kamchatka³ \| Kemerovo \| Kirov \| Kostroma \| Kurgan \| Kursk \| Leningrad \| Lipetsk \| Magadan \| Moscow \| Murmansk \| Nizhny Novgorod \| Novgorod \| Novosibirsk \| Omsk \| Orenburg \| Oryol \| Penza \| Pskov \| Rostov \| Ryazan \| Sakhalin \| Samara \| Saratov \| Smolensk \| Sverdlovsk \| Tambov \| Tomsk \| Tula \| Tver \| Tyumen \| Ulyanovsk \| Vladimir \| Volgograd \| Vologda \| Voronezh \| Yaroslavl
Federal cities	Moscow \| St. Petersburg
Autonomous oblast	Jewish
Autonomous districts	Aga Buryatia \| Chukotka \| Evenkia¹ \| Khantia-Mansia \| Koryakia³ \| Nenetsia \| Taymyria¹ \| Ust-Orda Buryatia² \| Yamalia

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