Gorokhovets

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Gorokhovets. The fortified border point on the eastern borders of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality was founded by the Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky in 1168.
Gorokhovets. The fortified border point on the eastern borders of the Vladimir-Suzdal principality was founded by the Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky in 1168.
Gorokhovets
Gorokhovets. House Ershov. Among the small cities of the Golden Ring of Russia a special place is occupied by the ancient city of Gorokhovets. Picturesquely sprawled on the high right bank of the Klyazma River, in 2010 he confirmed the status of a historic settlement from among 41 cities in Russia. Gorokhovets was first mentioned in the Laurentian Chronicle in 1239 as a border outpost of north-eastern Russia. A organic colorful unity of nature and architecture, the city has become famous since the end of the XVII century. At this time, trade flourishes and merchants of Gorohovets instead of wooden chambers build themselves stone palaces "with an entrance hall with wide, with porches with high." Of the 20 stone merchant houses from the XVII century, preserved in Russia, as many as 7 adorn the historic village of Gorokhovets. In one of them - a unique museum "House Ershov (Sapozhnikov)", where the life and the interior of the merchants' chambers from the XVII century.

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