Mtsensk
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Mtsensk (Template:Langx) is a town in Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Zusha River (a tributary of the Oka) Script error: No such module "convert". northeast of Oryol, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: Template:Ru-census2010 Template:Replace (2002 Census);[1] Template:Replace (1989 Soviet census);[2] 28,000 (1970).
History
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Principality of Chernigov 1146–1320
File:Alex K Grundwald flags 1410-03.svg Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1320–1505
File:Lob flag moskovskiy.svg Grand Duchy of Moscow 1505–1547
File:Flag of Oryol (variant).svg Tsardom of Russia 1547–1721
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Empire 1721–1917
Template:Flagicon Russian Republic 1917
File:Flag of Russian SFSR (1918-1937).svg Soviet Russia 1917–1922
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 1922–1991
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russian Federation 1991–present
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It was first mentioned in the Nikon Chronicle in 1146 as a part of the Principality of Chernigov.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The name comes from the Mtsena River, a tributary of the Zusha, beside which a fortressTemplate:Which? stood. In 1238, Mtsensk was destroyed by Batu Khan. Since 1320, it was under the rule of Lithuania, eventually becoming a part of Muscovy in 1505. Since the beginning of the 19th century, Mtsensk rapidly developed as an industrial town.
During Operation Barbarossa, German armoured forces captured the town in the fall of 1941. In particular, troops of the 3rd Panzer Division, 4th Panzer Division, and Infantry Regiment Großdeutschland saw combat in the immediate vicinity. During the Battle of Kursk in 1943, Mtsensk served as the primary war zone. On 20 July 1943, Mtsensk was liberated by Soviet troops of the Bryansk Front.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mtsensk serves as the administrative center of Mtsensky District, even though it is not a part of it.[3] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Mtsensk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[3] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Mtsensk is incorporated as Mtsensk Urban Okrug.[4]
Twin towns – sister cities
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See also
References
Notes
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Sources
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