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Country
  
Russia

Administrative district
  
Dmitrovsky District

Local time
  
Thursday 6:58 AM

Federal subject
  
Oryol Oblast

Town of district significance
  
Dmitrovsk

Dmitrovsk

Administrative center of
  
Dmitrovsky District, town of district significance of Dmitrovsk

Municipal district
  
Dmitrovsky Municipal District

Weather
  
1°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 91% Humidity

Dmitrovsk (Russian: Дмитро́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District in Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Obshcheritsa River near its confluence with the Nerussa, 100 kilometers (62 mi) southwest of Oryol, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 5,648 (2010 Census); 6,492 (2002 Census); 6,974 (1989 Census).

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Map of Dmitrovsk, Oryol Oblast, Russia

History

It was founded in 1711 as the village of Dmitriyevka (Дми́триевка). After a church was built there, it became a selo and was renamed Dmitrovka (Дмитровка). It was granted town status in 1782, and renamed Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky (Дмитровск-Орловский) in 1929. During World War II, Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky was occupied by the German Army from October 2, 1941 to August 12, 1943 and administered as part of the so-called Lokot Autonomy. In 2005, it received its present name of Dmitrovsk.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dmitrovsk serves as the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Dmitrovsky District as the town of district significance of Dmitrovsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Dmitrovsk is incorporated within Dmitrovsky Municipal District as Dmitrovsk Urban Settlement.

References

Dmitrovsk Wikipedia