Yelets
| Yelets (English) Елец (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of August 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Lipetsk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Yelets City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
| Administrative center of | Yeletsky District, Yelets City Under Oblast Jurisdiction |
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| Urban okrug | Yelets Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Yelets Urban Okrug, Yeletsky Municipal District |
| Head | Sergey Panov |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 108,404 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 151st |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| First mentioned | 1146 |
| Postal code(s) | 399770—399788 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 47467 |
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Yelets (Russian: Еле́ц) is a city in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, situated on the Bystraya Sosna River, which is a tributary of the Don. Population: 108,404 (2010 Census);116,726 (2002 Census);120,261 (1989 Census).
Yelets is the oldest center of the Central Black Earth Region. It was mentioned in historical documents as early as 1146, when it belonged to the Princes of Ryazan. The town's position at the very south of Russian lands made it an easy prey for Turkic conquerors. The Mongols burned it in 1239, Uzbeg Khan ravaged it in 1316, Timur sacked it in 1395, and the Tatars devastated it in 1414.
In 1483, the Principality of Yelets was absorbed by the Grand Duchy of Moscow, while the local Rurikid rulers (last heard of in the 19th century) entered the service of Ivan III. In 1591, Boris Godunov revived the largely deserted town by establishing a fortress there. In 1618, the fortress was captured "by subterfuge" by 20,000 Cossacks under Petro Konashevych-Sahaidachny, allied with Władysław IV of Poland. They dismantled a large part of town fortifications.
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