Roshal (town)

Roshal (in English) Рошаль (Russian)
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Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Roshal Location of Roshal in Moscow Oblast
Coordinates: 55°40′N 39°53′E / 55.667°N 39.883°E / 55.667; 39.883Coordinates: 55°40′N 39°53′E / 55.667°N 39.883°E / 55.667; 39.883
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of January 2013)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Moscow Oblast
Administratively subordinated to	Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Administrative center of	Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction
Municipal status (as of February 2010)
Urban okrug	Roshal Urban Okrug
Administrative center of	Roshal Urban Okrug
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	21,272 inhabitants
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)
Founded	1916
Town status since	1940
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Roshal (Russian: Роша́ль) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Voymega River 156 kilometers (97 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 21,272 (2010 Census);22,407 (2002 Census);23,956 (1989 Census).

Roshal was founded in 1916 as a settlement of Krestov Brod (Крестов Брод). It was renamed Roshal in 1917 in honor of a Bolshevik Semyon Roshal (1896–1917) and granted town status in 1940.

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Roshal Urban Okrug.

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