Yasnogorsk (russian: Ясного́рск) is a

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and the

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Yasnogorsky District Yasnogorsky District (russian: Ясного́рский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the twenty-three in Tula Oblast, Russia.Law #954-ZTO Within the framework of municipal divisions, it is incorporated as Yasnogors ...

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, located on the Vashana River (

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), north of

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, the administrative center of the

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History

The village of Laptevo () has been known since 1578-1579. It was granted

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

status in 1938 and town status in 1958. It was given its present name in 1965.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yasnogorsk serves as the

.Law #954-ZTO As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Yasnogorsky District as Yasnogorsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Yasnogorsk as a part of Yasnogorsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district. As a municipal division, Yasnogorsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Yasnogorsky Municipal District as Yasnogorsk Urban Settlement.Law #539-ZTO

Economy

The ''Yasnogorsk Machine-Building Factory'' builds parts for wagons, pumps, and locomotives for Russia's mining industry. The factory opened in 1895; along with jobs, the factory provided social services; in 1991 the factory owners gradually cut back on these services. In 2009, fewer than 280 workers were employed, from a peak of 7,000. The town lags behind other urban centers of the oblast both economically and socially and its population has been steadily declining.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=July 2012 Cities and towns in Tula Oblast