Mikhaylov, Ryazan Oblast

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Template:Infobox Russian inhabited locality Mikhaylov (Template:Langx) is a town and the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Pronya River (Oka's tributary), Template:Convert southwest of Ryazan, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Template:Ru-census

History

It was first mentioned in 1546 among other fortified towns in the periphery of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mikhaylov serves as the administrative center of Mikhaylovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with six rural localities, incorporated within Mikhaylovsky District as the town of district significance of Mikhaylov.[2] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Mikhaylov is incorporated within Mikhaylovsky Municipal District as Mikhaylovskoye Urban Settlement.[3]

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