Mglin
Мглин
Town[1]
Coat of arms of Mglin
Coat of arms
Location of Mglin
Map
Mglin is located in Russia
Mglin
Mglin
Location of Mglin
Mglin is located in Bryansk Oblast
Mglin
Mglin
Mglin (Bryansk Oblast)
Coordinates: 53°03′N 32°51′E / 53.050°N 32.850°E / 53.050; 32.850
CountryRussia
Federal subjectBryansk Oblast[1]
Administrative districtMglinsky District[2]
Urban Administrative OkrugMglinsky[2]
First mentioned1389
Town status since1781
Elevation
180 m (590 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[3]
 • Total7,916
 • Estimate 
(2018)[4]
7,578 (−4.3%)
 • Capital ofMglinsky District,[1] Mglinsky Urban Administrative Okrug[2]
 • Municipal districtMglinsky Municipal District[5]
 • Urban settlementMglinskoye Urban Settlement[5]
 • Capital ofMglinsky Municipal District,[5] Mglinskoye Urban Settlement[5]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[6])
Postal code(s)[7]
243220Edit this on Wikidata
Dialing code(s)+7 48339
OKTMO ID15636101001

Mglin (Russian: Мглин, Polish: Mglin) is a town and the administrative center of Mglinsky District in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sudynka River 167 kilometers (104 mi) west of Bryansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 6,919 (2021 Census);[8] 7,916 (2010 Russian census);[3] 8,261 (2002 Census);[9] 7,704 (1989 Soviet census).[10]

History

Historical affiliations

Grand Duchy of Lithuania ca. 1389–1502
Grand Duchy of Moscow 1502–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1607
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1607–1667
Tsardom of Russia 1667–1721
 Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russia Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1917–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

Mglin was first mentioned in 1389, though the settlement it was built on had existed since the 12th century.[citation needed]

During World War II, Mglin was occupied by the German Army from 16 August 1941 to 22 September 1943. Prior to the war, 726 Jews lived in the town. The majority of Jews were merchants and artisans. There was also a Jewish kolkhoz. There was a synagogue in the town, but it was closed before the war. Some of the Jews managed to evacuate before the Germans arrived. Shortly after the occupation, all of the Jews were registered and marked. In January 1942, they were confined to a prison, where they stayed till the execution on March 2, 1942. While in prison, the Jews were used for forced labor. Before being executed, the Jews had to undress to underwear in the little house, which used to be a morgue, situated about 500m from the mass grave. The shooting was carried out by a special German punitive unit in black uniforms and around 500 people were killed.[11]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mglin serves as the administrative center of Mglinsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Mglinsky District as Mglinsky Urban Administrative Okrug.[2] As a municipal division, Mglinsky Urban Administrative Okrug is incorporated within Mglinsky Municipal District as Mglinskoye Urban Settlement.[5]

Religion

The Dormition Cathedral in Mglin

The Dormition Cathedral, built in 1815–1830 in the Neoclassical style, functions in the town.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Law #13-Z
  2. ^ a b c d Law #69-Z
  3. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e Law #3-Z
  6. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  7. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  8. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service. Всероссийская перепись населения 2020 года. Том 1 [2020 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1] (XLS) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  9. ^ Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  10. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  11. ^ "Yahad - in Unum".

Sources

External links

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