encies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁Category : Sch w ä b isch ▁Hall ▁( d istrict ) ▁Category : H ohen lo he ▁( d istrict ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Y ury ev - Pol sky ▁() ▁is ▁an ▁old ▁town ▁and ▁the ▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁Y ury ev - Pol sky ▁District ▁of ▁Vladimir ▁O blast , ▁Russia , ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁reaches ▁of ▁the ▁Kol ok sha ▁River , ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁Vladimir , ▁the ▁administrative ▁center ▁of ▁the ▁ob last . ▁Population : ▁▁▁▁ 2 3 , 0 0 0 ▁( 1 9 7 4 ). ▁ ▁History ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁Y ury ▁Dol gor uky ▁in ▁ 1 1 5 2 . ▁First ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁name ▁der ives ▁from ▁Y ury ' s ▁patron ▁saint , ▁St .   Ge orge . ▁The ▁second ▁part ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁word ▁pol sky ▁meaning ▁" in ▁the ▁fields ". ▁This ▁specification ▁was ▁needed ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁distinguish ▁the ▁town ▁from ▁the ▁earlier ▁established ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁Y ury ev ▁( now ad ays ▁T art u ), ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Est onia ▁and ▁then ▁the ▁biggest ▁Russian ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ud s . ▁ ▁Upon ▁V se vol od ▁III ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 2 1 2 , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁young est ▁sons , ▁S vy atos lav . ▁It ▁was ▁that ▁prince