En Name: | Mikhaylov |
Ru Name: | Михайлов |
Coordinates: | 54.2333°N 41°W |
Map Label Position: | right |
Image Coa: | Mihai79.gif |
Federal Subject: | Ryazan Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Mikhaylovsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Mikhaylov |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town of district significance |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Mikhaylovsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | town of district significance of Mikhaylov |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Mikhaylovsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Mikhaylovskoye Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Mikhaylovsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Mikhaylovskoye Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 11784 |
Established Date: | 1546 |
Established Title: | First mentioned |
Postal Codes: | 391710–391712, 391739 |
Mikhaylov (ru|Миха́йлов) is a town and the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Pronya River (Oka's tributary), 68km (42miles) southwest of Ryazan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
It was first mentioned in 1546 among other fortified towns in the periphery of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It was inhabited by the Streltsy, cannonmakers, and carpenters, who formed slobodas around the town. In 1618, Mikhaylov withstood a ten-day siege by the Polish army. In 1708, the town became a part of Moscow Governorate and then of Ryazan Vice-Royalty and Ryazan Governorate.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylov serves as the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Mikhaylovsky District as the town of district significance of Mikhaylov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Mikhaylov is incorporated within Mikhaylovsky Municipal District as Mikhaylovskoye Urban Settlement.[1]