Mosalsk

Mosalsk (Russian: Моса́льск) is a town and the administrative center of Mosalsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located 82 kilometers (51 mi) west of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 4,234 (2021 Census);^[7] 4,288 (2010 Census);^[3] 4,380 (2002 Census);^[8] 4,610 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

Mosalsk Мосальск
Town[1]
St. Nicholas Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location of Mosalsk
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Coordinates: 54°30′N 34°59′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Kaluga Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Mosalsky District[1]
First mentioned	1231
Town status since	1776
Area [2]
• Total	7.93 km2 (3.06 sq mi)
Elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	4,288
• Density	541/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Mosalsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Mosalsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Mosalsk Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Mosalsky Municipal District,[4] Mosalsk Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	249930
Dialing code(s)	+7 48452
OKTMO ID	29629101001

History

Historical affiliations

Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1407–1493
Grand Duchy of Moscow 1493–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1721
Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1917–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
Russian Federation 1991–present

First attested in 1231 as Masalsk (Масальск), it became the center of one of the Upper Oka Principalities in the 14th century.^{[citation needed]} After Ivan III annexed the principality to the Grand Duchy of Moscow in 1493, local princes emigrated either to the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (where they became known as Princes Massalski) or to Moscow (where they were known as Princes Koltsov-Mosalsky). Mosalsk was granted town status within Kaluga Governorate in 1776.

Administrative and municipal status

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

Architecture

The town's main landmark is St. Nicholas Cathedral (1818).

Notable people

The town was the birthplace of Professor Alexander Ivanovich Chuprov.