Maloyaroslavets
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Maloyaroslavets (Template:Langx) is a town and the administrative center of Maloyaroslavetsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Luzha River (Oka's basin), Template:Convert northeast of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Template:Ru-census 21,200 (1970).
History
It was founded in the late 14th century by Vladimir the Bold and named Yaroslavets after his son Yaroslav.[1] In 1485, the town was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow and renamed Maloyaroslavets to distinguish it from Yaroslavl.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". During the French invasion of Russia, the Battle of Maloyaroslavets took place near this town on October 12 (24) of 1812. The battle was commemorated by a roomy cathedral built at the Black Island (Chyornoostrovsky) Convent of Maloyaroslavets by 1843.
A number of fierce battles were also fought near Maloyaroslavets during the Battle of Moscow in 1941–1942. The town was under German occupation from 18 October 1941 until 2 January 1942. In late 1941, the Germans operated the Dulag 112 and Dulag 126 transit prisoner-of-war camps in the town.[2] It was liberated by troops of the Western Front of the Red Army.[3]
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Maloyaroslavets serves as the administrative center of Maloyaroslavetsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[4] As a municipal division, the town of Maloyaroslavets is incorporated within Maloyaroslavetsky Municipal District as Maloyaroslavets Urban Settlement.[5]
Twin towns and sister cities
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Maloyaroslavets is twinned with:
- Template:Flagicon Barysaw, Belarus
- Template:Flagicon Ischia, Italy
- Template:Flagicon Serpukhov, Russia
- Template:Flagicon Aleksin, Russia
Gallery
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Inside the Cathedral in the Convent of Saint Nicholas
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A neighborhood
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Administration building
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Street view
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Railroad station
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References
Notes
Sources
Further reading
- Template:In lang Maloyaroslavets. Materials for the History of the 17th and 18th centuries (1884) (Малоярославец. Материалы для истории города XVII и XVIII столетий) at Runivers.ru in DjVu and PDF formats
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- ↑ Освобождение городов
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- ↑ Law #7-OZ