Dmitrovsk (russian: Дмитро́вск) is a

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and the

administrative center An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...

Dmitrovsky District Dmitrovsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia. The districts' name generally derives from or is related to the male first name Dmitry. *Dmitrovsky District, Moscow, a district in Northern Administrat ...

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, located on the

Obshcheritsa River The Obshcheritsa (russian: Общерица) is a river in Oryol Oblast, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Nerussa Nerussa (russian: Нерусса) is a rural locality (a station) in Suzemsky District, Bryansk Oblast Bryansk Oblast (ru ...

near its

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with the Nerussa, southwest of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population: It was previously known as ''Dmitriyevka'', ''Dmitrovka'' (until 1929), ''Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky'' (until 2005).

History

It was founded in 1711 as the village of Dmitriyevka (). After a church was built there, it became a '' selo'' and was renamed Dmitrovka (). It was granted town status in 1782, and renamed Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky () in 1929. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky was occupied by the

German Army The German Army (, "army") is the land component of the armed forces of Germany. The present-day German Army was founded in 1955 as part of the newly formed West German ''Bundeswehr'' together with the ''Marine'' (German Navy) and the ''Luftwaf ...

from October 2, 1941 to August 12, 1943 and administered as part of the so-called

Lokot Autonomy The Lokot Autonomy (russian: Ло́котское самоуправле́ние, lit=Lókotskoye samoupravléniye) or Lokot Republic (russian: Ло́котская республика, lit=Lókotskaya respublika, german: Republik Lokot) was an ...

. In 2005, it received its present name of Dmitrovsk.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dmitrovsk serves as the

.Law #522-OZ As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Dmitrovsky District as the

town of district significance Town of district significance is an administrative division of a district in a federal subject of Russia. It is equal in status to a selsoviet or an urban-type settlement of district significance, but is organized around a town (as opposed to a ...

of Dmitrovsk. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Dmitrovsk is incorporated within Dmitrovsky Municipal District as Dmitrovsk Urban Settlement.Law #447-OZ

References

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External links

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Official website of Dmitrovsk

Dmitrovsk Business Directory
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Oryol Oblast Dmitrovsky Uyezd (Oryol Governorate) Populated places established in 1711 1711 establishments in Russia