Editing Rostov Veliky (section)

==History==
Rostov was preceded by [[Sarskoye Gorodishche]], which some scholars interpret as the capital of the [[Volga Finns|Finnic]] [[Merya people|Merya]] tribe, while others believe it was an important [[Viking]] trade enclave and fortress guarding the [[Volga trade route]]. It is known from Norse sources as {{lang|non|Rostofa}}<ref>{{cite journal |last=Jackson |first=Tatjana |date=2003 |title=The Image of Old Rus in Old Norse Literature |url= https://www.academia.edu/1633879 |journal=Middelalderforum |location=Oslo |issue=1–2 |quote-page=40 |quote="Old Norse sources have preserved the names of the twelve towns that are considered by the medieval authors, as well as by their modern publishers, to have been Old Russian towns. These are ''Hólmgarðr, Aldeigjuborg, Kœnugarðr, Súrdalar, Pallteskia, Smaleskia, Móramar, Rostofa, Sýrnes, Gaðar, Alaborg, Danparstaðir''. The first eight of them are practically unanimously associated with Novgorod, Ladoga, Kiev, Polotsk, Smolensk, Suzdal, Murom and Rostov."}}</ref> or {{lang|non|Raðstofa}}.<ref>{{cite book |last=Melnikova |first=Elena Aleksandrovna |title=Drevne-skandinavskie geograficheskiye sochineniya: teksty, perevod, kommentariy |trans-title=Old Scandinavian Geographic Works: Texts, Translation, Commentary |script-title=ru: Древне-скандинавские географичесие сочинения: тексты, перевод, комментарий |series=The Earliest Sources on History of Peoples of the USSR |date=1986 |location=Moscow |publisher=Nauka |language=ru |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4mUdAAAAMAAJ |isbn=9785020180826 |quote-page=44 |quote="Автор саги об Одде-Стреле осмысляет название Ростов как Rađstofa [The author of the Örvar-Odds saga interprets the name Rostov as Rađstofa]"}}</ref> [[Scythians]] also settled there. These different ethnicities, such as the Vikings, Scyths, Slavs and Finns, were likely the ancestors of many of today's people in that region. First mentioned in documents in the year 862 as an already important settlement, by the 10th century Rostov became the capital city of [[Vladimir-Suzdal]], one of the most prominent principalities in Rus'. It was incorporated into the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]] in 1474.<ref name=rbth/>

After losing its independent status, Rostov was still an ecclesiastic center – from 988 it was the [[Episcopal See|see]] of the [[Diocese of Yaroslavl]], one of the first Russian bishoprics. In the 14th century, the bishops of Rostov became [[archbishop]]s, and late in the 16th century, [[metropolitan bishop|metropolitan]]s. In 1608 Rostov was completely destroyed by Poles during the [[Polish–Muscovite War (1605–18)|Polish invasion]]. After that  metropolitan [[Iona Sysoyevich|Iona (Jonah) Sysoyevich]] (c. 1607–1690) commissioned the town's main landmark: the [[Rostov Kremlin]]. This is regarded by some as the finest outside that of [[Moscow]].<ref name=rbth>{{cite web
 |author      = Brumfield, W.
 |url         = https://www.rbth.com/travel/330933-cathedral-rostov-great
 |title       = The Cathedral of Rostov the Great: Reclaiming Russia's past
 |publisher   = Russia Beyond the Headlines
 |date        = 2019-09-06
 |access-date  = 2020-01-29
}}</ref> Late in the 18th century, the metropolitan see was transferred to [[Yaroslavl]].

Rostov is renowned for manufacturing [[vitreous enamel|enamels]].

On August 24, 1953, the town was hit by an F3 [[tornado]], causing severe damage. The tornado traveled 6 kilometers with a maximum width of up to 550 meters.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://eswd.eu/cgi-bin/eswd.cgi?lang=en_0&lastquery=15422680233&force_static_map=true%3B | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430154535/https://eswd.eu/cgi-bin/eswd.cgi?lang=en_0&lastquery=15422680233&force_static_map=true%3B | archive-date=April 30, 2022 | title=European Severe Weather Database }}</ref>