Vladimir province (Geographic Playing Card)

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Title:

Vladimir province

Subject:

Regional Diversity

Creator:

Konstantin Matveevich Gribanov

Source:

Album of Geographical Playing Cards of Russia, arranged on 80 cards according to maritime basin (A wonderful and instructive child's game of patience)

Publisher:

Library of Congress; Russian National Library

Date:

1856

Rights:

Access provided by the Library of Congress strictly for noncommercial educational and research purposes.

Language:

Russian

Region:

Central Industrial region

Capital:

Vladimir

Area (sq. miles):

18,352

Population:

1,246,500

Population density:

67.9 people per square mile

Ethnicity of inhabitants:

Russians

Economic activities:

leather, textile, and canvas factories, glass and crystal factories, cast-iron and iron works, orchardry

Trade:

External trade is extremely significant.

Cities:

Notable features:

The Golden Gates, built in 1164, are located in Vladimir. Vladimir was founded in 1118 by Vladimir Monomakh.

Climate:

temperate

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Collection:

Regional Diversity

Tags:

canvas, Caspian Sea basin, cast iron, Central Industrial region, climate: temperate, crystal, factories, famous founder, glass, iron, leather, notable city, orchardry, Russians, textiles, trade: active, Vladimir Monomakh