Bogoroditsk

Not to be confused with Bogorodsk.

Bogoroditsk (Russian: Богоро́дицк) is a town and the administrative center of Bogoroditsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upyorta River, a tributary of the Upa. Population: 31,897 (2010 Census);^[5] 30,884 (2002 Census);^[11] 33,552 (1989 Soviet census).^[12]

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Town[1]
Central square of Bogoroditsk
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Bogoroditsk
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Coordinates: 53°46′N 38°08′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tula Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Bogoroditsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Bogoroditsk[2]
Founded	second half of the 17th century[3]
Town status since	1777[3]
Government
• Body	Assembly of Deputies[4]
Elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	31,897
Administrative status
• Capital of	Bogoroditsky District,[1] Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction[6]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Bogoroditsky Municipal District[7]
• Urban settlement	Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement[7]
• Capital of	Bogoroditsky Municipal District,[7] Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement[8]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [9])
Postal code(s)[10]	301830–301833, 301835, 301836, 301839
Dialing code(s)	+7 48761
OKTMO ID	70608101001
Website	mo-bogorodick.ru

History

The château and park at Bogoroditsk in 1786 (watercolor by Bolotov)

It was founded in the second half of the 17th century^[3] as a wooden fort. In the 1770s, the fort was demolished to make room for the palace of the Bobrinsky family. The main château, designed by Ivan Starov and partly destroyed during World War II, is adjoined by an English park, said to be the earliest in Russia outside St. Petersburg. Bogoroditsk was granted town status in 1777.^[3] During World War II, Bogoroditsk was under German occupation from 15 November 1941 until 15 December 1941.^[13]

Administrative and municipal status

Building in the city center of Bogoroditsk

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogoroditsk serves as the administrative center of Bogoroditsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bogoroditsky District as Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction.^[2] As a municipal division, Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Bogoroditsky Municipal District as Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement.^[7]

Twin towns and sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia

Bogoroditsk is twinned with:

• Lučenec, Slovakia
• Rezzato, Lombardy, Italy

Economy

In 2012, the technology company Varton bought an abandoned factory building and opened the assembly plant. By 2016, total investment in the LED lighting factory reached 1 billion rubles.^[14]