En Name: | Bogoroditsk |
Ru Name: | Богородицк |
Coordinates: | 53.7667°N 46°W |
Map Label Position: | left |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Bogoroditsk (Tula oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Tula Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Bogoroditsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Bogoroditsk |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town under district jurisdiction |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Bogoroditsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Bogoroditsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Bogoroditsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement |
Representative Body: | Assembly of Deputies |
Representative Body Ref: | [1] |
Pop 2010Census: | 31897 |
Established Date: | second half of the 17th century |
Current Cat Date: | 1777 |
Postal Codes: | 301830–301833, 301835, 301836, 301839 |
Dialing Codes: | 48761 |
Website: | http://mo-bogorodick.ru/ |
Bogoroditsk (Russian: Богоро́дицк) is a town and the administrative center of Bogoroditsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upyorta River, a tributary of the Upa. Population:
It was founded in the second half of the 17th century[2] as a wooden fort. In the 1770s, the fort was demolished to make room for the palace of the Bobrinsky family. The main château, designed by Ivan Starov and partly destroyed during World War II, is adjoined by an English park, said to be the earliest in Russia outside St. Petersburg. Bogoroditsk was granted town status in 1777. During World War II, Bogoroditsk was under German occupation from 15 November 1941 until 15 December 1941.[3]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogoroditsk serves as the administrative center of Bogoroditsky District.[4] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bogoroditsky District as Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[5] As a municipal division, Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Bogoroditsky Municipal District as Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement.[6]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia.
Bogoroditsk is twinned with:
In 2012, the technology company Varton bought an abandoned factory building and opened the assembly plant. By 2016, total investment in the LED lighting factory reached 1 billion rubles.[7]