En Name: | Medyn |
Ru Name: | Медынь |
Coordinates: | 54.9667°N 87°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Medyn COA (Kaluga Governorate) (1777).png |
Federal Subject: | Kaluga Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Medynsky District |
Adm Ctr Of: | Medynsky District |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Medynsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Medyn Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Medynsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Medyn Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 8300 |
Established Date: | 1386 |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Current Cat Date: | 1776 |
Prev Name1: | Medynskoye gorodishche |
Postal Codes: | 249950, 249951 |
Medyn (Russian: Меды́нь) is a town and the administrative center of Medynsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Medynka River (Oka basin), 60km (40miles) northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1386, when it passed from the Principality of Smolensk to the Grand Duchy of Moscow.[1] The village of Medynskoye was granted town status in 1776.[1]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Medyn serves as the administrative center of Medynsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Medyn is incorporated within Medynsky Municipal District as Medyn Urban Settlement.[2]
The now-defunct airbase Medyn-Aduyevo is situated 9km (06miles) northeast of Medyn.