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Vereya is a historic small town in Naro-Fominsky district of Moscow Oblast, Russia, around 100 kilometers west from the center of Moscow.
Symbols
[edit]Верея (Vereya), is an archaic Russian word for a wooden post or column supporting the gate. The coat of arms, granted in 1782, features two such posts with gates and golden hinges "as befitting the name of the town".
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Current coat of arms
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Current flag
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1883 coat of arms
Geography
[edit]Vereya was founded on the right-hand (southern) side of the Protva River.
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View of the town from across the river
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The Protva west of Vereya
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The Protva in Vereya in spring
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The Protva in Vereya in spring
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Same place in winter. The river is fast and rarely freezes
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Zarechye, a suburb across the river (view from Kremlin hill)
The wooden Kremlin (citadel) was built on a steep hill between the Protva and the present-day main square. No fortifications survived to date.
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Kremlin hill
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Cathedral on Kremlin hill
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Former town hall, now a psychiatric asylym
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Former moat
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A house on the hill
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100 years ago - county school.
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Same place in 2011 - local museum.
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Town hall
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The market, destroyed in World War II and rebuilt in 2000s
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North side
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South side