Dmitrov

Dmitrov (English) Дмитров (Russian)
-  Town[citation needed]  -
The Cathedral of Sts. Boris and Gleb
Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Dmitrov
Coordinates: 56°21′N 37°32′E / 56.35°N 37.533°E / 56.35; 37.533Coordinates: 56°21′N 37°32′E / 56.35°N 37.533°E / 56.35; 37.533
Coat of arms	Flag
Administrative status
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast
Administrative center of	Dmitrovsky District[citation needed]
Statistics
Area	26 km2 (10 sq mi)[citation needed]
Population (2010 Census, preliminary)	61,454 inhabitants[1]
- Rank in 2010	263rd
Population (2002 Census)	62,219 inhabitants[2]
- Rank in 2002	264th
Density	2,364 /km2 (6,120 /sq mi)[3]
Time zone	MSD (UTC+04:00)[4]
Founded	1154[citation needed]
Dialing code(s)	+7 49622[citation needed]
Official website

Dmitrov (Russian: Дми́тров) is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 65 kilometres (40 mi) to the north of Moscow on the Yakhroma River and the Moscow Canal. Population: 61,454 (2010 Census preliminary results);^[1] 62,219 (2002 Census);^[2] 65,237 (1989 Census).^[5]

History

The Cathedral of the Assumption in Dmitrov's kremlin was built in 1509–1523

The Ascension Church dates from the 1760s

Dmitrov was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky in 1154 deep in the woods at the site where his son Vsevolod was born. Its name is explained by the fact that Vsevolod's patron saint was Saint Demetrius.

In the 13th century, the town marked a point where converged the borders of Muscovy, Tver, and Pereslavl-Zalessky. The town itself belonged to the princes of Galich-Mersky, located much to the north, until 1364, when it was incorporated into Muscovy. Both Dmitry Donskoy and his grandson Vasily II granted Dmitrov as an appanage to their younger sons, so the town was a capital of a tiny principality. In 1374, it achieved town status.

The reign of Ivan III's son Yury Ivanovich (1503–1533) inaugurated the golden age of Dmitrov. It is during his reign that the black-domed Assumption Cathedral in the kremlin and a smaller monastery cathedral of Sts. Boris and Gleb were built. Thereafter, the town passed to Yuri's brother, Andrey of Staritsa. In 1569, it was seized from Vladimir of Staritsa, added to the Oprichnina and consequently declined. The town suffered further damage during the Time of Troubles, when it was ransacked by the Poles.

The Assumption Cathedral

In 1812, Dmitrov was briefly occupied by the Grande Armée but in 1941 the Wehrmacht soldiers were stopped on the outskirts of the town. The Anarchist prince Peter Kropotkin spent his last years there. In the 1930s, the local kremlin was excavated by Soviet archaeologists. Apart from the Assumption Cathedral, chief landmarks of the Dmitrov District are the cloisters of Sts. Boris and Gleb, of St. Nicholas on the Peshnosha River, and of the Virgin's Nativity at Medvezhya Pustyn', all three dating back to the 16th century.

Transportation

Dmitrov is a railroad junction of the Moscow (Savyolovsky terminal)–Savyolovo branch and the Dmitrov – Alexandrov branch. The railroad provides an efficient service to Moscow. Dmitrov is also a cargo port on the Moscow Canal.

Bus routes connect Dmitrov with Moscow (Altufyevo), Sergiyev Posad, Dubna, Taldom, Lobnya, Laryovo and others.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Twin towns/sister cities

Dmitrov is twinned with:

• Almere, Netherlands
• Maryina Horka, Belarus
• Rîbniţa, Transnistria
• Berkeley, California, United States
• Spanish, Ontario, Canada
• Schorndorf, Germany

Miscellaneous

• Dmitrov's altitude above sea level is 179 m.
• In a national competition in 2005, Dmitrov was recognized as the best-run town in Russia.^[6]
• Russian anarchist Peter Kropotkin died in Dmitrov.
• Media related to Dmitrov at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 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. ^ ^{a b} 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. ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
4. ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
5. ^ "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. 
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