Rostov (Росто́в)

Rostov (Russian: Росто́в; Old Norse: Rostofa) is one of the oldest

towns in Russia and a tourist centre of the so-called Golden Ring. It is

located on the shores of Lake Nero in Yaroslavl Oblast, 202 km to the

north east of Moscow. Population: 34,141 (2002 Census); 35,707 (1989

Census).