The town of Sergiyev Posad is located in the Moscow Oblast of Russia, about 70 kilometers north-east of Moscow. It is the administrative center of the Sergiyevo-Posadsky District. The town was founded in 1339 by the monk Sergiy Radonezhsky. It is famous as the location of the Trinity Monastery, the most important Russian monastery and one of the most important monasteries in the world. The monastery was founded in the late 14th century by Sergiy's disciple, Metropolitan Alexis. The monastery played a significant role in the history of Russia and in the Russian Orthodox Church. Many Russian tsars and tsarinas are buried in the Trinity Monastery.
Average temperatures during the day in Sergiyev Posad.
