Bogoroditsk
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Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Bogoroditsk (Template:Langx) is a town and the administrative center of Bogoroditsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upyorta River, a tributary of the Upa. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census).[2]
History
It was founded in the second half of the 17th century[3] as a wooden fort. In the 1770s, the fort was demolished to make room for the palace of the Bobrinsky family. The main château, designed by Ivan Starov and partly destroyed during World War II, is adjoined by an English park, said to be the earliest in Russia outside St. Petersburg. Bogoroditsk was granted town status in 1777.[3] During World War II, Bogoroditsk was under German occupation from 15 November 1941 until 15 December 1941.[4]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogoroditsk serves as the administrative center of Bogoroditsky District.[5] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bogoroditsky District as Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.[6] As a municipal division, Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Bogoroditsky Municipal District as Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement.[7]
Twin towns and sister cities
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Bogoroditsk is twinned with:
Economy
In 2012, the technology company Varton bought an abandoned factory building and opened the assembly plant. By 2016, total investment in the LED lighting factory reached 1 billion rubles.[8]
References
Sources
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- ↑ a b Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Union Republics. 1987., p. 242
- ↑ Освобождение городов
- ↑ Law #954-ZTO
- ↑ Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Bogorodsk as a part of Bogorodsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
- ↑ Law #555-ZTO
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Notes
- "СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик. 1987." (USSR. Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Union Republics. 1987) / Составители В. А. Дударев, Н. А. Евсеева. — М.: Изд-во «Известия Советов народных депутатов СССР», 1987. — 673 с.
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External links
- Official website of Bogoroditsk Template:In lang
- Bogoroditsk Business Directory Template:In lang
- Website of the Bogoroditsk Museum
- Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Bogoroditsk Template:In lang
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