Country Russia Administrative district Roslavlsky District Area 43 km² | Federal subject Smolensk Oblast Urban settlement Roslavlskoye Local time Thursday 3:11 AM | |
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Administrative center of Roslavlsky District, Roslavlskoye Urban Settlement Municipal district Roslavlsky Municipal District Weather 4°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 87% Humidity | ||
Roslavl (Russian: Ро́славль, Polish: Rosław) is a town and the administrative center of Roslavlsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is a road and rail junction and a market town. Population: 54,900 (2010 Census); 57,701 (2002 Census); 60,470 (1989 Census).
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Map of Roslavl, Smolensky, Russia
History
It was founded in 1137 by the Smolensk prince Rostislav Mstislavitch, hence the name. Roslavl was chartered under Lithuanian rule in 1408. Under Polish rule Roslavl was part of the Smolensk Voivodeship. In the 1667 truce of Andrusovo the town was ceded from Poland to Russia. During World War II, the town was occupied by the German Army from August 3, 1941 to September 25, 1943.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Roslavl serves as the administrative center of Roslavlsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Roslavlsky District as Roslavlskoye Urban Settlement. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Roslavlsky Municipal District.
Notable people
Among the natives of Roslavl were sculptors Mikhail Mikeshin and Sergey Konenkov, sprinter Maria Leontyavna Itkina, as well as some ancestors of Fyodor Tyutchev.