Pavlovsky Posad
| Pavlovsky Posad (English) Павловский Посад (Russian) |
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| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Administrative district | Pavlovo-Posadsky District |
| Town | Pavlovsky Posad |
| Administrative center of | Pavlovo-Posadsky District, Town of Pavlovsky Posad |
| Municipal status (as of July 2012) | |
| Municipal district | Pavlovo-Posadsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Pavlovsky Posad Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Pavlovo-Posadsky Municipal District, Pavlovsky Posad Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 63,711 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 248th |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1844 |
| Town status since | 1844 |
| Postal code(s) | 142500–142507 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49643 |
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Pavlovsky Posad (Russian: Па́вловский Поса́д) is a town and the administrative center of Pavlovo-Posadsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located 68 kilometers (42 mi) from Moscow, at the confluence of the Klyazma and Vokhna Rivers. Population: 63,711 (2010 Census);61,982 (2002 Census);71,297 (1989 Census).
The town of Pavlovsky Posad was founded in 1844 by merging several villages (Pavlovo, Dubrovo, Zakharovo, and Melenki). From its very foundation, the land on which the town stands belonged to the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church. Later, from the mid-17th century, the land came into state ownership. Due to these peculiarities, Pavlovsky Posad never knew serfdom.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Pavlovsky Posad serves as the administrative center of Pavlovo-Posadsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Pavlovo-Posadsky District as the Town of Pavlovsky Posad. As a municipal division, the Town of Pavlovsky Posad is incorporated within Pavlovo-Posadsky Municipal District as Pavlovsky Posad Urban Settlement.
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