Dmitrov

city Dmitrov Дмитров flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Moscow Rajon Dmitrov Founded 1154 City since 1781 surface 26  km² population 61,305 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 2358 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 160  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 49622 Post Code 141801, 141802 License Plate 50, 90, 150, 190, 750 OKATO 46 208 501 Website www.dmitrov-reg.ru Geographical location Coordinates 56 ° 21 ′  N , 37 ° 32 ′  E Coordinates: 56 ° 21 ′ 0 ″  N , 37 ° 32 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Moscow Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Dmitrow ( Russian Дми́тров ) is a city in Moscow Oblast in Russia with 61,305 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). The city is located on the Yakhroma River and the Moscow Canal , which connects the river with the Volga .

history

Uspensky Cathedral in the Dmitrov Kremlin

Dmitrov was founded in 1154 by Prince Yuri Dolgoruki in the forests where his son Vsevolod was born as a fortress on the important trade route on the Upper Volga. The name is derived from St. Demetrios , the patron saint of Vsevolod. Since its inception, Dmitrov has been at the crossroads of important traffic routes that connected it with Moscow, Sergiev Posad , Klin , Uglich , Pereslavl-Zalessky and Rostov Veliky . In the 13th century the place became the capital of a duchy . From then on, the small principality of Dmitrov was at the center of the power struggle between the powerful principalities of Moscow and Tver . During the meeting of the Princes of Dmitrov, Moscow and Tver in 1301, the disputes could not be resolved. In the middle of the 14th century, Ivan Danilovich bought the right to rule over Dmitrov from the Mongols and incorporated the city into the Moscow principality. However, there was a separate line of princes until 1569. In the years 1238, 1253, 1293, 1317, 1382 and 1408 Dmitrov was devastated by the Golden Horde and in 1372 by Lithuanian troops under Prince Algirdas .

The city gained economic importance from the second half of the 15th to the end of the 16th century. Thanks to its favorable location in the river system around Moscow, Dmitrov developed into an important trading center and one of the largest cities of the Moscow Empire, but suffered during the time of turmoil . After the founding of St. Petersburg in 1703, Dmitrov experienced a further boom, because the city was a junction on the waterway between Moscow and St. Petersburg. On the instructions of Catherine II , Dmitrov was appointed diocese in 1788. During the Russian campaign in 1812 , Dmitrov was besieged by French troops.

Dmitrov has been an industrial center since the end of the 18th century, and the city was particularly characterized by mechanical engineering and the textile industry. With the relocation of the railway from Moscow to Kimry at the beginning of the 20th century, Dmitrov's importance increased. During the Second World War , the German Wehrmacht carried out bombing raids on the railway lines around Dmitrov.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	4,480
1926	6,400
1939	25,029
1959	34,518
1970	44,489
1979	57,418
1989	65,237
2002	62,219
2010	61,305

Note: census data (1926 rounded)

Attractions

• Cathedral of the Boris and Gleb Convent from the 16th century
• Uspensky Cathedral from the 16th century

Further educational institutions

• Mechanical Engineering Faculty MAMI of Moscow State Technical University (МГТУ)
• Dmitrov Branch of Astrakhan State Technical University

Sports

The ice hockey club HK Dmitrov plays in the second highest Russian league .

Town twinning

• Berkeley , United States
• Marjina Horka , Belarus
• Rîbnița , Transnistria
• Almere , Netherlands
• Pizunda , Abkhazia
• Rēzekne , Latvia

Personalities

• Vladimir Besobrasov (1828–1889), political economist, died in Dmitrov
• Margarita Fomina (* 1988 in Dmitrov), curler
• Pyotr Kropotkin (1842–1921), anarchist, died in Dmitrov
• Boris Kuryschkin (* 1989 in Dmitrov), luge rider
• Valentin Pschenitsyn (born 1936 in Dmitrov), biathlete
• Olena Teliha (1906–1942), poet and activist
• Sergei Varenzow (1901–1971), Marshal of the Artillery
• Anton Vorobyov (* 1990 in Dmitrov), racing cyclist

Web links

Commons : Dmitrov  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official City Administration Website (Russian)
• Dmitrov on mojgorod.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)