Dmitrovsk Explained

En Name:Dmitrovsk
Ru Name:Дмитровск
Coordinates:52.5167°N 45°W
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Dmitrovsk-Olgovsky (Oryol oblast).png
Federal Subject:Oryol Oblast
Adm District Jur:Dmitrovsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Dmitrovsk
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town of district significance
Adm Ctr Of1:Dmitrovsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:town of district significance of Dmitrovsk
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Dmitrovsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Dmitrovsk Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Dmitrovsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Dmitrovsk Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:5648
Established Date:1711
Current Cat Date:1782
Postal Codes:303240
Postal Codes Ref:[1]
Date:July 2020

Dmitrovsk (Russian: Дмитро́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District in Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Obshcheritsa River near its confluence with the Nerussa, 100km (100miles) southwest of Oryol, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

It was previously known as Dmitriyevka, Dmitrovka (until 1929), Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky (until 2005).

History

It was founded in 1711 as the village of Dmitriyevka (Russian: Дми́триевка). After a church was built there, it became a selo and was renamed Dmitrovka (Russian: Дмитровка). It was granted town status in 1782, and renamed Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky (Russian: Дмитровск-Орловский) in 1929. During World War II, Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky was occupied by the German Army from October 2, 1941 to August 12, 1943 and administered as part of the so-called Lokot Autonomy. In 2005, it received its present name of Dmitrovsk.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dmitrovsk serves as the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Dmitrovsky District as the town of district significance of Dmitrovsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Dmitrovsk is incorporated within Dmitrovsky Municipal District as Dmitrovsk Urban Settlement.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. Поиск объектов почтовой связи (listed as "Russian: Дмитровск-Орловский", Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky)
  2. Law #522-OZ
  3. Law #447-OZ