Mosalsk

Coordinates: 54°29′N 34°59′E / 54.483°N 34.983°E / 54.483; 34.983

Coat of arms of Mosalsk (Kaluga oblast) (1777)

Mosalsk (Russian: Моса́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Mosalsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located 82 kilometers (51 mi) west of Kaluga. Population: 4,285 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 4,380 (2002 Census);^[2] 4,610 (1989 Census).^[3]

First attested in 1231 (recorded as Masalsk, Масальск), it became the center of one of the Upper Principalities in the 14th century. After Ivan III annexed the principality to the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1493, local princes emigrated either to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (where they became known as Princes Massalski) or to Moscow (where they were known as Princes Koltsov-Masalsky). Mosalsk was granted town status within Kaluga Governorate in 1776. The town's main landmark is St. Nicholas Cathedral (1818, pictures).

Notable people

• Alexander Alexandrovich Chuprov, 1874-1926, statistician

References

1. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2010). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25. 
2. ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 
3. ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23. 

External links

• Mojgorod.ru. Entry on Mosalsk (Russian)