Bogoroditsk
| Bogoroditsk (English) Богородицк (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Tula Oblast in Russia |
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| Administrative status (as of June 2014) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Tula Oblast |
| Administrative district | Bogoroditsky District |
| Town under district jurisdiction | Bogoroditsk |
| Administrative center of | Bogoroditsky District, Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction |
| Municipal status (as of April 2013) | |
| Municipal district | Bogoroditsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Bogoroditsky Municipal District, Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement |
| Representative body | Assembly of Deputies |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 31,897 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | second half of the 17th century |
| Town status since | 1777 |
| Postal code(s) | 301830–301833, 301835, 301836, 301839 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 48761 |
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Bogoroditsk (Russian: Богоро́дицк) is a town and the administrative center of Bogoroditsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Upyorta River, a tributary of the Upa. Population: 31,897 (2010 Census);30,884 (2002 Census);33,552 (1989 Census).
It was founded in the second half of the 17th century as a wooden fort. In the 1770s, the fort was demolished to make room for the palace of the Bobrinsky family. The main château, designed by Ivan Starov and partly destroyed during World War II, is adjoined by an English park, said to be the earliest in Russia outside St. Petersburg. Bogoroditsk was granted town status in 1777. Bogoroditsk was occupied by the German Army from November 15 to December 15, 1941.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Bogoroditsk serves as the administrative center of Bogoroditsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Bogoroditsky District as Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Bogoroditsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Bogoroditsky Municipal District as Bogoroditsk Urban Settlement.
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