| En Name: | Gavrilov-Yam |
| Ru Name: | Гаврилов-Ям |
| Coordinates: | 57.3167°N 90°W |
| Map Label Position: | left |
| Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Gavrilov-Yam (Yaroslavl oblast).svg |
| Federal Subject: | Yaroslavl Oblast |
| Adm District Jur: | Gavrilov-Yamsky District |
| Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Gavrilov-Yam |
| Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town of district significance |
| Adm Ctr Of: | town of district significance of Gavrilov-Yam |
| Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
| Mun District Jur: | Gavrilov-Yamsky Municipal District |
| Urban Settlement Jur: | Gavrilov-Yam Urban Settlement |
| Mun Admctr Of1: | Gavrilov-Yamsky Municipal District |
| Mun Admctr Of2: | Gavrilov-Yam Urban Settlement |
| Pop 2010Census: | 17791 |
| Established Date: | 1545 |
| Current Cat Date: | 1938 |
| Postal Codes: | 152240, 152241 |
| Website: | http://www.gavrilovyamgor.ru/ |
Gavrilov-Yam (Russian: Гаври́лов-Ям) is a town and the administrative center of Gavrilov-Yamsky (or Gavrilov-Yamskiy) District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the Kotorosl River. Population:
The first mention of a settlement on the site of modern Gavrilov-Yam dates back to 1545. Then it was a small village of Gavrilovo, in which there were only 7 courtyards and it belonged to the Varnitsky Trinity-Sergius Monastery.
At the end of the 16th century, by decree of Tsar Ivan the Terrible, the village was renamed into Gavrilov Yam, later into Gavrilov-Yamskaya Sloboda, and at the end of the 18th century, in connection with the construction of a stone church - and into the village of Gavrilov-Yam.[1] Town status was granted in 1938.[2]
In the early 2000s, the weaving production of the Moscow-based factory, Trekhgornaya Manufactory, was transferred to the oblast to which the town belongs.
The Gavrilov-Yamskiy Flax Mill traces its history back to the Lokalov textile factory. The mill carries out all stages of flax processing, from flax-combed production to finished products (linen and mixed fabrics, patterned tablecloths, napkins, towels, etc.). The plant is the only one in the country that produces art canvas.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gavrilov-Yam serves as the administrative center of the Gavrilov-Yamsky (or Gavrilov-Yamskiy) District.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Gavrilov-Yamsky (or Gavrilov-Yamskiy) District as the town of district significance of Gavrilov-Yam. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Gavrilov-Yam is incorporated within Gavrilov-Yamsky (Gavrilov-Yamskiy) Municipal District as Gavrilov-Yam Urban Settlement.[4]