Administrative district Morozovsky District Local time Sunday 6:57 AM | Urban settlement Morozovskoye | |
 | ||
Administrative center of Morozovsky District, Morozovskoye Urban Settlement Municipal district Morozovsky Municipal District Weather 1°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 89% Humidity | ||
Morozovsk (Russian: Моро́зовск) is a town and the administrative center of Morozovsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, located on the Bystraya River (left tributary of the Seversky Donets), 265 kilometers (165 mi) northeast of Rostov-on-Don, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 27,642 (2010 Census); 29,222 (2002 Census); 27,004 (1989 Census).
Contents
Map of Morozovsk, Rostov Oblast, Russia
History
The khutor of Morozov (Моро́зов) was founded in the 1880s. In 1900, Morozovskaya railway station, named after it, was opened nearby. In 1910, the stanitsa of Taubeyevskaya (Таубе́евская) was established near the railway station. It was renamed Morozovskaya on April 24, 1917. Later, these two rural localities grew and merged, and the resulting settlement was granted town status in 1941.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Morozovsk serves as the administrative center of Morozovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Morozovsky District as Morozovskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Morozovsky Municipal District.
Military
There is an airbase located 3.1 miles (5.0 km) southwest of the town.