Urban okrug Roshal Urban Okrug Area 35 km² | Administrative center of Roshal Urban Okrug Local time Thursday 2:20 AM | |
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Administratively subordinated to Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Administrative center of Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction Weather 6°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Roshal (Russian: Роша́ль) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Voymega River 156 kilometers (97 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 21,272 (2010 Census); 22,407 (2002 Census); 23,956 (1989 Census).
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Map of Roshal, Moskovsky, Russia
History
Roshal was founded in 1916 as a settlement of Krestov Brod (Крестов Брод). It was renamed Roshal in 1917 in honor of a Bolshevik Semyon Roshal (1896–1917) and granted town status in 1940.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Roshal Urban Okrug.
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