Aug 1, 2010

Russia. Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands




Date of Inscription: 1992
Criteria: (iv)
Property : 28834.0000 ha
Arkhangelsky region, Solovetsky district.
N65 05 E35 40
Ref: 632  

The Solovetsky archipelago comprises six islands in the western part of the White Sea, covering 300 km2. They have been inhabited since the 5th century B.C. and important traces of a human presence from as far back as the 5th millennium B.C. can be found there. The archipelago has been the site of fervent monastic activity since the 15th century, and there are several churches dating from the 16th to the 19th century.

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/632

Many thanks to Tatjana!

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