Meshchovsk

Coordinates: 54°19′28″N 35°16′51″E / 54.32444°N 35.28083°E / 54.32444; 35.28083

Coat of arms of Meshchovsk

Meshchovsk (Russian: Мещо́вск) is a town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Tureya River 85 kilometers (53 mi) southwest of Kaluga. Population: 4,101 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 4,540 (2002 Census);^[2] 5,382 (1989 Census).^[3]

It was first mentioned in Russian chronicles in connection with the Mongol invasion of Rus in 1238. During the Middle Ages it was the patrimony of Princes Mezetsky.

Catherine the Great confirmed its municipal rights in 1776.

It was the birthplace in 1846 of Vyacheslav von Plehve, the German-descended director of the Tsarist Russian Police and later Minister of the Interior.

Notable buildings include the old (1678-96) and new (1829-54) Orthodox cathedrals, both dedicated to the feast of the Annunciation.

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.