Dmitrov (Russian: Дми́тров) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 65 km to the north of Moscow. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Moscow Oblast (Моско́вская о́бласть Moskovskaya oblast) or Podmoskovye (ru Подмоско́вье Podmoskovye) is a Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of It is located on the Yakhroma River and the Moscow Canal, which connects the Russian capital with the Volga River. The Moscow Canal (Кана́л и́мени Москвы́ called Moscow-Volga Canal until the year 1947, is a Canal that connects the Population: 61,500 (2004 est. ); 62,219 (2002 Census). Russian Census of 2002 (Всеросси́йская пе́репись населе́ния 2002 го́да was the first Census of the Russian Federation carried
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History
Dmitrov was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky in 1154 deep in the woods at the site where his son Vsevolod was born. Prince Yuri I Dolgoruki (Юрий Долгорукий "Yuri the Long-arm" also known as George I of Russia, (c Vsevolod III Yuryevich, or Vsevolod the Big Nest (Все́волод III Ю́рьевич Большо́е Гнездо́ (1154 &ndash 1212 was the Its name is explained by the fact that Vsevolod's patron saint was Saint Demetrius. Saint Demetrius redirects here For another saint see Demetrius of Alexandria.
In the 13th century, the town marked a point where converged the borders of Muscovy, Tver, and Pereslavl-Zalessky. The Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое княжество Московское was a medieval Russian polity centered on Moscow between 1340 and Tver (Тверь is a city in Russia, the administrative center of Tver Oblast. Pereslavl-Zalessky or Pereyaslavl-Zalessky (Пересла́вль-Зале́сский could be translated as "Pereslavl which is located behind the woods" The town itself belonged to the princes of Galich-Mersky, located much to the north, until 1364, when it was incorporated into Muscovy. Galich (Га́лич is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of Lake Galichskoye. 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. Vasily II Vasiliyevich Tyomniy (Blind (Василий II Васильевич Тёмный in Russian) ( March 10, 1415 – March 27, 1462 An apanage or appanage is the grant of an estate titles offices or other things of value to the younger male children of a sovereign who under the system of
The reign of Ivan III's son Yuri Ivanovich (1503–1533) inaugurated the golden age of Dmitrov. Ivan III Vasilevich (Иван III Васильевич ( 22 January 1440, Moscow – 27 October 1505, Moscow also known as Ivan the Great 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. Andrey Ivanovich ( August 5, 1490 - December 11, 1537) was the youngest son of Ivan the Great by Sophia of Byzantium In 1569, it was seized from Vladimir of Staritsa, added to the Oprichnina and consequently declined. Vladimir Andreyevich ( 1533 - October 9, 1569) was the last Appanage Russian prince The Oprichnina (Опричнина formed the domestic portion of Russian territory ruled directly by Ivan the Terrible. The town suffered further damage during the Time of Troubles, when it was ransacked by the Poles. For the Dungeons & Dragons plotline see Time of Troubles (Forgotten Realms.
In 1812, Dmitrov was briefly occupied by the Grand Armée but in 1941 the Wehrmacht soldiers were stopped on the outskirts of the town. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 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. There are other people known as Saint David and Saint Roman. Boris and Gleb ( Russian: Борис и Глеб Ukrainian Saint Nicholas (Άγιος Νικόλαος, Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people" is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a Christian Saint
Transportation
Dmitrov is a railroad junction of the Moscow (Savyolovsky terminal)—Savyolovo branch and the Dmitrov—Alexandrov branch. Savyolovsky Rail Terminal (Савёловский вокза́л Savyolovsky vokzal) alternatively spelled Savyolovskiy, Savelovsky or --> Savyolovo (Савёлово is a Microdistrict of the town of Kimry in Tver Oblast, Russia. The railroad provides efficient service to Moscow.
Cargo port on Moscow Canal
Facts
- Altitude above sea level 179 m. The Moscow Canal (Кана́л и́мени Москвы́ called Moscow-Volga Canal until the year 1947, is a Canal that connects the
- In a 2005 national competition, Dmitrov was recognized as the best-run town in Russia.
External links
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