Coat of arms Flag Town Yegoryevsk Local time Monday 3:14 PM | Administrative district Yegoryevsky District Area 29 km² | |
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Yegoryevsk (Russian: Его́рьевск) is a town and the administrative center of Yegoryevsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Guslitsa River 114 kilometers (71 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 70,081 (2010 Census); 68,303 (2002 Census); 73,854 (1989 Census); 68,000 (1971); 56,000 (1939); 29,700 (1926).
Contents
- Map of Yegoryevsk Moskovsky Russia
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Culture
- Notable people
- Twin towns and sister cities
- References
Map of Yegoryevsk, Moskovsky, Russia
History
It has been known since 1462 as the village of Vysokoye (Высо́кое). Town status was granted to it in 1778.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yegoryevsk serves as the administrative center of Yegoryevsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with sixty-two rural localities, incorporated within Yegoryevsky District as the Town of Yegoryevsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Yegoryevsk is incorporated within Yegoryevsky Municipal District as Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement.
Culture
The town is home to many historic buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as a museum with both art and artifacts of daily life in earlier centuries.
Notable people
Olympic gymnast Aliya Mustafina was born and raised in Yegoryevsk.
Twin towns and sister cities
Yegoryevsk is twinned with: