Rostov-on-Don

This city has a special name.preacher, sage, educator, Zlatoust Russia Dmitri of Rostov consecrated these lands. His holy stores, not every city. We, Rostov, was lucky.

It all started like this:

1695. Young Peter I organized a campaign "in Turkish lands" for the capture of the fortress of Azov. In the lower reaches of the Don Cossacks drink their leader "wonderful water of" the source. "rich well" , - declared Peter. This episode from the life of the young Emperor was a landmark for the foundation of our city.

Continuation of this story had more than 50 years later.

"For the collection of tariffs and domestic duties from imported from the Turkish region and otvozimyh from Russia for customs border of goods to establish the River Don ... against the tract called" Rich well . " This charter came to Don December 15, 1749 by the Empress Elizabeth Petrovna .

Today Pokrovsky temple in the park of the same name adorns the statue of the founder of the city of Rostov-on-Don.

And after 10 years, to protect the southern border is the construction of the fortress, which was named Metropolitan of Rostov and Yaroslavl - Dmitry.

Rostov-on-Don

Dmitri of Rostov

Today, on the arms of the fortress of St. Demetrius of Rostov and Rostov now watch tower topped Andre eevsky flag. honor to receive it in his coat of arms had no more strength in Russia. This flag is intended to be the city port.

Rostov-on-Don, the coat of arms.

Over time, the name of the fortress was transformed simply Dmitri of Rostov in Rostov, and when the country has lost its military importance and became a district town, the name of itRostov transformed in Rostov-on-Don (not to be confused with the Great Rostov, Yaroslavl region).

DON Batyushko

And you know what that river 23 million years!