Dmitrovsk

Dmitrovsk (Russian: Дмитро́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District in Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the Obshcheritsa River near its confluence with the Nerussa, 100 kilometers (62 mi) southwest of Oryol, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 5,648 (2010 Census);^[2] 6,492 (2002 Census);^[7] 6,974 (1989 Soviet census).^[8]

Dmitrovsk Дмитровск
Town[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Dmitrovsk
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Coordinates: 52°31′N 35°10′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Oryol Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Dmitrovsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Dmitrovsk[1]
Founded	1711
Town status since	1782
Elevation	200 m (700 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	5,648
Administrative status
• Capital of	Dmitrovsky District,[1] town of district significance of Dmitrovsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Dmitrovsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Dmitrovsk Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Dmitrovsky Municipal District,[3] Dmitrovsk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	303240
OKTMO ID	54612101001

It was previously known as Dmitriyevka, Dmitrovka (until 1929), Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky (until 2005).

History

It was founded in 1711 as the village of Dmitriyevka (Дми́триевка).^{[citation needed]} After a church was built there, it became a selo and was renamed Dmitrovka (Дмитровка).^{[citation needed]} It was granted town status in 1782, and renamed Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky (Дмитровск-Орловский) in 1929.^{[citation needed]} During World War II, Dmitrovsk-Orlovsky was occupied by the German Army from October 2, 1941 to August 12, 1943 and administered as part of the so-called Lokot Autonomy. In 2005, it received its present name of Dmitrovsk.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Dmitrovsk serves as the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Dmitrovsky District as the town of district significance of Dmitrovsk.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Dmitrovsk is incorporated within Dmitrovsky Municipal District as Dmitrovsk Urban Settlement.^[3]