Dalmatovo (russian: Далма́тово) is a

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and the

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Dalmatovsky District Dalmatovsky District (russian: Далма́товский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #316 and municipalLaw #419 district (raion), one of the twenty-four in Kurgan Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast. The area ...

Kurgan Oblast Kurgan Oblast (russian: Курга́нская о́бласть, ''Kurganskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kurgan. In June 2014, the population was estimated to be 874,100,Kurgan ...

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, located east of the

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on the north bank of the

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(

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; Ob's basin), opposite the mouth of the

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, northwest of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Dalmatovskoye''.

History

It was founded in 1644 as a ''

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'' next to the Dalmat Assumption Monastery, founded by a monk named

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(hence, the name). Later on, this ''sloboda'' became a settlement of Dalmatovskoye (). Dalmatovo is known to have been one of the first centers of

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, literacy, and Russian culture in the Trans-Ural region in the early 18th century. It was also a place of exile for some of the

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s. In 1781, Dalmatovo was granted town status but then downgraded back to rural status in 1797. In the 19th century, Dalmatovo was known as a major center of

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cultivation and

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picking. In 1947, it was granted towns status once again. Gorskii 04656u

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dalmatovo serves as the

.Law #316 As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Dalmatovsky District as Dalmatovo Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Dalmatovo Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Dalmatovsky Municipal District as Dalmatovo Urban Settlement.Law #419

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External links

Official website of Dalmatovo

Dalmatovo Business Directory
{{Use mdy dates, date=December 2012 Cities and towns in Kurgan Oblast Shadrinsky Uyezd Populated places established in 1644