Dmitrov Explained

En Name:Dmitrov
Ru Name:Дмитров
Coordinates:56.35°N 69°W
Map Label Position:bottom
Image Coa:Coat_of_Arms_Dmitrov.png
Federal Subject:Moscow Oblast
Adm District Jur:Dmitrovsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Dmitrov
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town
Adm Ctr Of1:Dmitrovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:Town of Dmitrov
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Dmitrovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Dmitrov Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Dmitrovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Dmitrov Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:61305
Pop 2010Census Rank:265th
Established Date:1154
Current Cat Date:1374
Postal Codes:141800–141803, 141815, 141816, 141899
Dialing Codes:49622
Website:http://dmitrov-reg.ru/

Dmitrov (Russian: Дми́тров|p=ˈdmʲitrəf) is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 65km (40miles) to the north of Moscow on the Yakhroma River and the Moscow Canal. Population:

History

Dmitrov is one of the oldest urban areas in Moscow Oblast. The town was originally founded by Yury Dolgoruky in 1154, where his son Vsevolod was born.[1] Its name is explained by the fact that Vsevolod's patron saint was St. Demetrius.

In the 13th century, the settlement marked a point where the borders of the Grand Duchy of Moscow, Tver, and Pereslavl-Zalessky converged. The settlement itself belonged to the princes of Galich-Mersky, located much to the north, until 1364, when it was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Both Dmitry Donskoy and his grandson Vasily II granted Dmitrov as an appanage to their younger sons, so Dmitrov[2] was the capital of a tiny principality. In 1374, it was given town rights.

The reign of Ivan III's son Yury Ivanovich (1503–1533) inaugurated the golden age of Dmitrov. It is during his reign that the black-domed Assumption Cathedral in the kremlin and a smaller monastery cathedral of Sts. Boris and Gleb were built. Thereafter, the town passed to Yury's brother, Andrey of Staritsa. In 1569, it was seized from Vladimir of Staritsa, added to the Oprichnina and consequently went into a decline. The town suffered further damage during the Time of Troubles, when it was ransacked by the Poles.

In 1812, Dmitrov was briefly occupied by the Grande Armée. The Anarchist prince Peter Kropotkin spent his last years there after the Russian Revolution. In the 1930s, the local kremlin was excavated by Soviet archaeologists. In November 1941, German troops occupied the town and crossed the Moscow-Volga Canal from there.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dmitrov serves as the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District.[3] As an administrative division, it is, together with eighty rural localities, incorporated within Dmitrovsky District as the Town of Dmitrov. As a municipal division, the Town of Dmitrov is incorporated within Dmitrovsky Municipal District as Dmitrov Urban Settlement.[4]

Transportation

Dmitrov is a railway junction of the Moscow (Savyolovsky terminal)Savyolovo branch and the Dmitrov–Alexandrov branch. The railway provides an efficient service to Moscow. Dmitrov is also a cargo port on the Moscow Canal.

Bus routes connect Dmitrov with Moscow (Altufyevo), Sergiyev Posad, Dubna, Taldom, Lobnya, Laryovo, and other destinations.

Miscellaneous

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia.

Dmitrov is twinned with:[6]

References

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'History'. City of Dmitrov. ru. February 23, 2018.
  2. Web site: Dimitrov - History of the town, maps and other useful information. November 3, 2017.
  3. Resolution #123-PG
  4. Law #74/2005-OZ
  5. Web site: Газета "Дмитровский вестник" . 2008-07-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090328163929/http://ia-dmit.mosoblonline.ru/historymo/ . March 28, 2009 . mdy .
  6. Web site: Города побратимы. dmitrov-reg.ru. Dmitrov. ru. 2020-02-05.