Lalsk () is an urban locality (an

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) in Luzsky District of

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, located northeast from Luza, the

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of the district. Population:

History

It takes its name from the Lala River, a

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of the Luza. The settlement was established by the Novgorodians fleeing east from

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after the

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. It was a large trading outpost in the eastern part of the

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in the late 17th and 18th centuries. The earliest stone church was consecrated in 1711. Lalsk had town status between 1779 and 1927 and served as the administrative center of Lalsky District between 1924 and 1963.

Architecture

Lalsk is notable for a remarkable cluster of 18th-century Orthodox churches in various stages of disrepair: *The Cathedral of Christ's Resurrection (1698–1715) with a

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dating from 1729 *The nearby Church of the Annunciation for winter services (1732–1762) *The partly ruined Church of the Epiphany (1711) *The Church of St. John the Baptist (1714) *The Church of the Savior's Transfiguration (1730–1732) *The Church of the Virgin's Dormition (1791–1796)

References

{{Use mdy dates, date=December 2012 Urban-type settlements in Kirov Oblast Vologda Governorate Populated places established in 1570 Former cities in Russia 1570 establishments in Russia