Meshchovsk

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Meshchovsk
Мещовск
Town[1]
New Cathedral of the Annunciation
New Cathedral of the Annunciation
Coat of arms of Meshchovsk
Coat of arms
Location of Meshchovsk
Map
Meshchovsk is located in Russia
Meshchovsk
Meshchovsk
Location of Meshchovsk
Meshchovsk is located in Kaluga Oblast
Meshchovsk
Meshchovsk
Meshchovsk (Kaluga Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°19′28″N 35°16′51″E / 54.32444°N 35.28083°E / 54.32444; 35.28083
CountryRussia
Federal subjectKaluga Oblast[1]
Administrative districtMeshchovsky District[1]
First mentioned1238
Town status since1776
Elevation
215 m (705 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total
4,100
 • Capital ofMeshchovsky District[1]
 • Municipal districtMeshchovsky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementMeshchovsk Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofMeshchovsky Municipal District,[3] Meshchovsk Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
249240
OKTMO ID29627101001

Meshchovsk (Russian: Мещо́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Meshchovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Tureya River 85 kilometers (53 mi) southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 3,810 (2021 Census);[6] 4,100 (2010 Census);[2] 4,540 (2002 Census);[7] 5,382 (1989 Soviet census).[8]

History

Historical affiliations

Principality of Mezetsk 1238–ca. 1400
Grand Duchy of Lithuania ca. 1400–1503
Grand Duchy of Moscow 1503–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1721
 Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1917–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

It was first mentioned in Russian chronicles in connection with the Mongol invasion of Rus' in 1238.[citation needed] During the Middle Ages it was the patrimony of Princes Mezetsky.

Catherine the Great granted it town rights in 1776.[citation needed]

During World War II, Meshchovsk was occupied by the German Army from October 7, 1941, to January 7, 1942.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Meshchovsk serves as the administrative center of Meshchovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Meshchovsk, together with forty-eight rural localities, is incorporated within Meshchovsky Municipal District as Meshchovsk Urban Settlement.[3]

Architecture

Notable buildings include the old (1678–1696) and new (1829–1854) Orthodox cathedrals, both dedicated to the feast of the Annunciation.

Notable people

It was the birthplace in 1846 of Vyacheslav von Plehve, the German-descended director of the Imperial Russian Police and later Minister of the Interior.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 29 227», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 29 227, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b c d e Law #354-OZ
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  7. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (in Russian).
  8. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики . 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

Sources

  • Законодательное Собрание Калужской области. Закон №354-ОЗ от 4 октября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований, расположенных на территории административно-территориальных единиц "Барятинский район", "Куйбышевский район", "Людиновский район", "Мещовский район", "Спас-Деменский район", "Ульяновский район" и наделении их статусом городского поселения, сельского поселения, муниципального района», в ред. Закона №694-ОЗ от 27 февраля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Калужской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований, расположенных на территории административно-территориальных единиц "Барятинский район", "Куйбышевский район", "Людиновский район", "Мещовский район", "Спас-Деменский район", "Ульяновский район" и наделении их статусом городского поселения, сельского поселения, муниципального района"». Вступил в силу после вступления в силу Закона Калужской области "Об изменении статуса посёлков, расположенных на территории административно-территориальных единиц "Барятинский район", "Куйбышевский район", "Людиновский район", "Мещовский район", "Спас-Деменский район", "Ульяновский район" Калужской области", но не ранее чем через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Весть", №229–300, 9 октября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Kaluga Oblast. Law #354-OZ of October 4, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Located on the Territory of the Administrative-Territorial Units of "Baryatinsky District", "Kuybyshevsky District", "Lyudinovsky District", "Meshchovsky District", "Spas-Demensky District", "Ulyanovsky District", and on Granting Them the Status of an Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement, Municipal District, as amended by the Law #694-OZ of February 27, 2015 On Amending the Law of Kaluga Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations Located on the Territory of the Administrative-Territorial Units of "Baryatinsky District", "Kuybyshevsky District", "Lyudinovsky District", "Meshchovsky District", "Spas-Demensky District", "Ulyanovsky District", and on Granting Them the Status of an Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement, Municipal District". Effective as of after the Law of Kaluga Oblast "On Changing the Status of the Settlements Located on the Territory of the Administrative-Territorial Units of "Baryatinsky District", "Kuybyshevsky District", "Lyudinovsky District", "Meshchovsky District", "Spas-Demensky District", "Ulyanovsky District" of Kaluga Oblast" takes effect, but no earlier than after ten days since the official publication have passed.).
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