Myshkin (town)

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Myshkin (English)
Мышкин (Russian)
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Location of Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia
Myshkin
Location of Myshkin in Yaroslavl Oblast
Coordinates: 57°48′N 38°28′E / 57.800°N 38.467°E / 57.800; 38.467Coordinates: 57°48′N 38°28′E / 57.800°N 38.467°E / 57.800; 38.467
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Administrative status (as of December 2012)
Country Russia
Federal subject Yaroslavl Oblast[1]
Administrative district Myshkinsky District[1]
Town of district significance Myshkin[1]
Administrative center of town of district significance of Myshkin[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2011)
Municipal district Myshkinsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Myshkin Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Myshkinsky Municipal District,[3] Myshkin Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 5,932 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Known since 15th century
Town status since 1991
Postal code(s)[6] 152830
Official website
Myshkin on Wikimedia Commons

Myshkin (Russian: Мышкин; IPA: [ˈmɨʂkʲɪn]) is a town and the administrative center of Myshkinsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the steep left bank of the Volga. Population: 5,932 (2010 Census);[4] 6,076 (2002 Census);[7] 6,340 (1989 Census).[8]

History

A settlement at this location has existed since at least the 15th century. Town status was granted to it in 1777. It was demoted in status to that of an urban-type settlement in Soviet times, but was granted town status again in 1991.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Myshkin serves as the administrative center of Myshkinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Myshkinsky District as the town of district significance of Myshkin.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Myshkin is incorporated within Myshkinsky Municipal District as Myshkin Urban Settlement.[2]

Tourism and culture

The Mouseland Museum in Myshkin

The town attracts a significant number of tourists usually arriving by river cruise ships. Myshkin retains architectural features characteristic for the 19th century Russia. It also features a number of museums. One of them is the unique Mouse Museum (the name of the town is derived from the word "мышь" (mysh) meaning mouse in Russian). There are also a Museum of Valenki (valenki being a type of Russian felt boots), an ethnographic museum, an art gallery, and more.

Notable people

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #12-z
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #65-z
  3. ↑ Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 78 621». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 78 621. ).
  4. 1 2 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  6. ↑ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. ↑ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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