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Coat of arms
  
Flag

Federal subject
  
Kaluga Oblast

Local time
  
Sunday 1:45 PM

Country
  
Russia

Area
  
18 km²

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Administrative district
  
Maloyaroslavetsky District

Administrative center of
  
Maloyaroslavetsky District

Municipal district
  
Maloyaroslavetsky Municipal District

Weather
  
4°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 87% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Drevnee gorodishche vyatichey, Muzey istorii i kraevedeniya, Staryy pamyatnik Geroyam, Pamyatnik polkovomu svyashchenniku, Pamyatnik Vladimiru Khrabromu‑Donskomu

Maloyaroslavets (Russian: Малояросла́вец) is a town and the administrative center of Maloyaroslavetsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Luzha River (Oka's basin), 61 kilometers (38 mi) northeast of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 30,392 (2010 Census); 31,606 (2002 Census); 26,582 (1989 Census); 21,200 (1970).

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Map of Maloyaroslavets, Kaluzhskaya Oblast, Russia

History

It was founded in the late 14th century by Vladimir the Bold and named Yaroslavets after his son Yaroslav. In 1485, the town was annexed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow and renamed Maloyaroslavets to distinguish it from Yaroslavl. During the French invasion of Russia, the Battle of Maloyaroslavets took place near this town on October 12 (24) of 1812. The battle was commemorated by a roomy cathedral built at the Black Island (Chyornoostrovsky) Convent of Maloyaroslavets by 1843.

A number of fierce battles were also fought near Maloyaroslavets during the Battle of Moscow in 1941–1942. The town was captured by the German Army on October 18, 1941 and liberated by the Red Army on January 2, 1942.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Maloyaroslavets serves as the administrative center of Maloyaroslavetsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Maloyaroslavets is incorporated within Maloyaroslavetsky Municipal District as Maloyaroslavets Urban Settlement.

Twin towns and sister cities

Maloyaroslavets is twinned with:

  • Barysaw, Belarus
  • Ischia, Italy
  • Serpukhov, Russia
  • Aleksin, Russia
  • References

    Maloyaroslavets Wikipedia