Gorokhovets settled

1168 CE.

Shown on the map at 56.203°, 42.693°.

Gorokhovets (Russian: Горохове́ц) is a town and the administrative center of Gorokhovetsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the highway from Moscow to Nizhny Novgorod. It also serves as a river port on the Klyazma River. Population: 12,666 (2021 census); 14,016 (2010 census); 14,524 (2002 census); 15,783 (1989 Soviet census).

Text from the Wikipedia article Gorokhovets, Vladimir Oblast, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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