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Vladimir ( Russian : Владимир ; IPA: [vlɐˈdʲimʲɪr] ) is a city and the administrative center of Vladimir Oblast , Russia , located on the Klyazma River , 200 kilometers (120 mi) to the east of Moscow . It is served by a railway and the M7 motorway . Population: 345,373 ( 2010 Census ) ; 315,954 ( 2002 Census ) ; 349,702 ( 1989 Census ) .
Vladimir was one of the medieval capitals of Russia , with significant buildings surviving from the 12th century. Two of its Russian Orthodox cathedrals, a monastery, and associated buildings have been designated as among the White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal , a UNESCO World Heritage Site . In the past, the city was also known as Vladimir-on-Klyazma ( Владимир-на-Клязьме ) and Vladimir-Zalessky ( Владимир-Залесский ), to distinguish it from another Vladimir in Volhynia (modern Ukraine ).
Traditionally, the founding date of Vladimir has been acknowledged as 1108, as the first mention of Vladimir in the Primary Chronicle appears under that year. This view attributes the founding of the city, and its name, to Vladimir Monomakh , who inherited the region as part of the Rostov-Suzdal Principality in 1093. It is named there as Volodymyr . Being established long after the city of Vladimir in Volhynia , initially it was named Vladimir-on-Klyazma . In 1958, the 850th anniversary of the city foundati