Kideksha

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Coordinates: 56°25′27″N 40°31′19″E / 56.42417, 40.52194

The Church of Boris and Gleb in Kideksha
The Church of Boris and Gleb in Kideksha

Kideksha (Russian: Кидекша) is a village (selo) in Suzdalsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kamenka and Nerl Rivers, 4 kilometers (2 mi) east of Suzdal.

The settlement was founded before the Church of Boris and Gleb was built in 1152 by Yuri Dolgoruky.

Kideksha used to be a town, but, after having been destroyed during the Mongol invasion of Rus, it degraded to a small village.

Kideksha is a part of the Golden Ring of Russia and, since 1992, is one of Russia's World Heritage Sites (see White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal).[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal

[edit] External links

v • d • e
Golden Ring of Russia
Coat of arms of Russia


 This Central Russia location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.