Borisoglebsky, Yaroslavl Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Borisoglebsky (inhabited locality).

Borisoglebsky (Russian: Борисогле́бский) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) and the administrative center of Borisoglebsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Ustye River, 16 kilometers (9.9 mi) from Rostov and 77 kilometers (48 mi) southwest of Yaroslavl. Population: 5,646 (2010 Census);^[1] 5,957 (2002 Census);^[5] 6,327 (1989 Soviet census);^[6] 4,600 (1968).

Borisoglebsky Борисоглебский
Urban-type settlement
Monastery of Sts. Boris and Gleb
Location of Borisoglebsky
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Coordinates: 57°16′N 39°09′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Yaroslavl Oblast
Administrative district	Borisoglebsky District
Founded	1363 (Julian)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[1]
• Total	5,646
• Estimate  (2018)[2]	5,405 (−4.3%)
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [3])
Postal code(s)[4]	152170
OKTMO ID	78606407051

The settlement's principal tourist attraction is the famous Borisoglebsky Monastery, now a museum. The monastery is named after Saints Boris and Gleb. The monastery was favored by Ivan the Terrible who personally supervised the construction of towered walls and bell-tower around an even more ancient cathedral. The only addition made to the monastery after Ivan's death is a superb carved barbican church, commissioned by the metropolitan Iona Sysoevich in the late 17th century.

In 2005, the statues of monk Peresvet (by Zurab Tsereteli) and of Prince Pozharsky were installed near the monastery walls.