Gavrilov Posad Гаврилов Посад | |
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Coordinates: 56°33′36″N 40°07′09″E / 56.56000°N 40.11917°ECoordinates: 56°33′36″N 40°07′09″E / 56.56000°N 40.11917°E | |
Kintra | Roushie |
Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast[1] |
First mentioned | 1434 |
Town status syne | 1789 |
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Population (2010 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 6,434 |
Admeenistrative status | |
• Subordinatit tae | Toun o Gavrilov Posad |
• Caipital o | Gavrilovo-Posadsky Destrict[1], Town of Gavrilov Posad |
Municipal status | |
• Municipal destrict | Gavrilovo-Posadsky Municipal District[3] |
• Urban settlement | Gavrilovo-Posadskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
• Caipital o | Gavrilovo-Posadsky Municipal District[3], Gavrilovo-Posadskoye Urban Settlement[3] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] | 155000 |
Dialin code(s) | +7 37 |
OKTMO ID | 24603101001 |
Gavrilov Posad (Roushie: Гаври́лов Поса́д) is a toun in Ivanovo Oblast, Roushie, locatit on the Voymiga River at its confluence wi the Irmes River, 85 kilometer (53 mi) soothwast o Ivanovo. Population: 7,193 (2002 Census);[6] 8,492 (1989 Census).[7]
Gavrilov Posad wis first mentioned in a legal document in 1434 as the dounset o Gavrilovskoye. It is believit that it wis foondit some time in the 13t century bi Vsevolod the Big Nest an namit efter his son Svyatoslav, whose seicont Christian name wis Gavriil. In 1609, the dounset wis turned intae Gavrilova sloboda. In 1789, it wis renamit Gavrilovsky Posad an grantit toun status. It wis gien its present name in the 20t century.
Gavrilov Posad serves as the admeenistrative center o Gavrilovo-Posadsky Destrict,[1] awtho it is no admeenistratively a pairt o it an is incorporatit separately. Municipally, Gavrilov Posad is incorporatit athin Gavrilovo-Posadsky Municipal Destrict as Gavrilovo-Posadskoye Urban Settlement.[3]