Gorbatov (russian: Горба́тов) is a

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, located on the bank of the

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in the Meshchera Lowlands. Population: It was previously known as ''Gorbatovo'' (until 1779).

History

The region was settled by the

Meshchera The Volga Finns (sometimes referred to as Eastern Finns) are a historical group of indigenous peoples of Russia living in the vicinity of the Volga, who speak Uralic languages. Their modern representatives are the Mari people, the Erzya and th ...

tribe during the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

. The village of Gorbatovo () was first documented in 1565 as a ''

votchina Votchina (russian: во́тчина) or otchina (о́тчина – from word ''Father'') was an East Slavic land estate that could be inherited. The term "votchina" was also used to describe the lands of a knyaz. The term originated in the law ...

'' of Prince Alexander Gorbaty-Shuysky after whom it takes its name. Its growth was owing to the manufacture of ropes and

cherry A cherry is the fruit of many plants of the genus ''Prunus'', and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit). Commercial cherries are obtained from cultivars of several species, such as the sweet ''Prunus avium'' and the sour '' Prunus cerasus''. The n ...

cultivation. In 1779, Gorbatovo was merged with Meshchera ''

sloboda A sloboda ( rus, слобода́, p=sləbɐˈda) was a kind of settlement in the history of the Old Russian regions Povolzhye, Central Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. The name is derived from the early Slavic word for "freedom" and may be loosel ...

'' and chartered as a town. Modern Gorbatov is one of Russia's smallest towns.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with sixteen rural localities, incorporated within

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 Gorbatov.Order #3-od As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Gorbatov is incorporated within Pavlovsky Municipal District as Gorbatov Urban Settlement.Law #170-Z

References

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Sources

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External links

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Official website of Gorbatov
*Gorbatov Business Director
spravbiz.ru
{{Use mdy dates, date=December 2012 Cities and towns in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Gorbatovsky Uyezd