Yartsevo (russian: Я́рцево) is a

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and the

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of Yartsevsky District in

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, located on the

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

It was founded on the spot of a village of Yartsevo-Perevoz (), known since 1859. It grew due to the construction of a

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in 1873. Later on, a

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factory, a

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, a

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, and a

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were built in the area. Yartsevo was granted town status in 1926.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yartsevo serves as the

of Yartsevsky District.Resolution #261 As an administrative division, it is, together with three rural localities, incorporated within Yartsevsky District as Yartsevskoye

Urban Settlement An Urban settlement is a concentrated settlement that is part of an urban area. It is an area with high density of human-created structures. *Municipal urban settlement, a type of subdivision such as Cape town in Western Cape *Urban settlement, ...

. As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Yartsevsky Municipal District.Law #139-z

Notable people

Aleksandr Gennadievich Kurosh Aleksandr Gennadyevich Kurosh (russian: Алекса́ндр Генна́диевич Ку́рош; January 19, 1908 – May 18, 1971) was a Soviet mathematician, known for his work in abstract algebra. He is credited with writing ''The Theory of G ...

— mathematician. * Svetlana Shkolina — high jumper. *

Noize MC Ivan Aleksandrovich Alekseyev (russian: link=no, Иван Александрович Алексеев; born 9 March 1985), known professionally as Noize MC, is a Russian rapper, singer, and actor. Biography Birth, early work (1985–2002) Aleks ...

- singer.

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