En Name: | Breytovo |
Ru Name: | Брейтово |
Coordinates: | 58.3°N 89°W |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Federal Subject: | Yaroslavl Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Breytovsky District |
Adm Ctr Of: | Breytovsky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Rural locality |
Inhabloc Type: | Selo |
Pop 2010Census: | 3308 |
Breytovo (Russian: Бре́йтово) is a rural locality (a selo) and the administrative center of Breytovsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. Population:
The first written sources mentioning the place and its surroundings are related to weaving crafts in ancient Russia. Breytovo is mentioned on November 17, 1613, in a book of account of the crown.[1] On February 28, 1934, the village of Breytovo was officially reunited with the neighboring village of Zaruchye, all taking the name Breytovo.[2]
When the huge Rybinsk Reservoir was built, after the construction of the Rybinsk Dam (1935–1941), Breitovo was engulfed by the water and the houses were moved.[1]
Between 1986 and 1991, Breytovo had the status of an urban village.[3]
Breitovo is also known, as well as its surrounding villages, for having been the place of breeding from the beginning of the 20th century of a pig breed, Breitovo.