Borovsk

Borovsk (Russian: Бо́ровск) is a town and the administrative center of Borovsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Protva River just south from the oblast's border with Moscow Oblast. Population: 12,598 (2021 Census);^[7] 12,283 (2010 Census);^[3] 11,917 (2002 Census);^[8] 13,405 (1989 Soviet census).^[9] 12,000 (1969).

Borovsk Боровск
Town[1]
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Coordinates: 55°12′N 36°30′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaluga Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Borovsky District[1]
Founded	1356[2]
Government
• Head	Mikhail Klimov (acting)
Elevation	166 m (545 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	12,283
Administrative status
• Capital of	Borovsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Borovsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Borovsk Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Borovsky Municipal District,[4] Borovsk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	249010
Dialing code(s)	+7 48438
OKTMO ID	29606101001
Website	www.borovsk.org

History

It is known to have existed since 1356^[2] as a part of the Principality of Ryazan. In the 14th century, it was owned by Vladimir the Bold, but passed to the Grand Duchy of Moscow when his granddaughter Maria of Borovsk married Vasily II.

Borovsk Monastery of St. Paphnutius

In 1444, the St. Paphnutius Monastery was founded near Borovsk. Its strong walls, towers, and a massive cathedral survive from the reign of Boris Godunov. Two famous Old Believers—archpriest Avvakum Petrovich and boyarynya Feodosiya Morozova—were incarcerated at this monastery in the second half of the 17th century. The town was liberated by the Red Army on January 4, 1942.

The Monastery today

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Borovsk serves as the administrative center of Borovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of Borovsk is incorporated within Borovsky Municipal District as Borovsk Urban Settlement.^[4]

Culture

Among the monuments of Borovsk are the oldest wooden church in the region (the 17th century) and a museum of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who lived and worked there as a teacher in 1880–1891. Borovsk has recently been known for painted façades of its down-town buildings, resulting from a work of one local painter.

Sights

• Pafnutyevo-Borovsky monastery, an ensemble of architectural monuments of the 16th-17th centuries.^[10]
• Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin
• Apartment Museum Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
• Gallery of wall paintings created by self-taught artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov
• Monument to Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
• Chapel-monument to the alleged place of detention and the death of Boyar Morozova