Russia · 15th century
Kremlin of Uglich ranks #5,455 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #101 of the 145 mapped in Russia. Founded c. 1480, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,082 times in the last 60 days, more than 53% of the atlas. See how Russia compares in the castle statistics.
The Kremlin of Uglich (Russian Угличский кремль) is a former citadel in the centre of Uglich in the Yaroslavl Oblast.
It lies on the right bank of the Volga between the small rivers Shelkovka and Kamenny Ruchey (Stone Brook), which offered natural protection. The original walls and towers of the Kremlin's fortification were destroyed again and again and were last restored between 1660 and 1662. After being left to decay for centuries, they disappeared in the middle of the 18th century. Only remains of walls and remnants of the moat still recall them. The ensemble surviving today comprises the former princely residence (of 1482), the Cathedral of the Transfiguration (1713 or 1716), the bell tower (1730), the Church of St Demetrius or Church on the Blood (1692) and the town hall (1815). The church was restored in the years 1971 to 1976.
Machine-translated from “Uglitscher Kreml” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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