Blue Stone
Blue Stone, or Blue Rock is a type of pagan sacred stones, widespread in Russia in areas historically inhabited by both Eastern Slavic, and Volga Finnic tribes.Photo: Elena shlykova, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Stone
- Description: Russian sacred stone
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Alexander’s Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gorodishche and Kleshchin.
Kleshchin
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kleshchin was a Meryan town on the eastern shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo in Zalesye. It is thought that the lake owes its name to the derelict town: the opening lines of the Primary Chronicle refer to the lake as Kleshchino.
Blue Stone
- Categories: sacred boulder, archaeological artefact, boulder, protected area of Russia, archaeological site, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Yaroslavl Oblast, Central Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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Latitude
56.78416° or 56° 47′ 3″ northLongitude
38.82474° or 38° 49′ 29″ eastOpen location code
9G8WQRMF+MVOpenStreetMap ID
node 338901985OpenStreetMap feature
natural=stoneOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q4420279
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In Other Languages
From Malayalam to Russian—“Blue Stone” goes by many names.
- Malayalam: “ബ്ലൂ സ്റ്റോൺ”
- Russian: “Синий камень”
- Russian: “Синь-камень”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Громова гора and Cерф-кайт станции «BOARDSOUL».
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