Yuryevets, Ivanovo Oblast
| Yuryevets (English) Юрьевец (Russian) |
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| Administrative status (as of October 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ivanovo Oblast |
| Administrative district | Yuryevetsky District |
| Administrative center of | Yuryevetsky District |
| Municipal status (as of October 2008) | |
| Municipal district | Yuryevetsky Municipal District |
| Urban settlement | Yuryevetskoye Urban Settlement |
| Administrative center of | Yuryevetsky Municipal District, Yuryevetskoye Urban Settlement |
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| Population (2010 Census) | 10,210 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 1225 |
| Postal code(s) | 155450, 155452, 155453 |
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Yuryevets (Russian: Ю́рьевец) is a town and the administrative center of Yuryevetsky District in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Unzha and the Volga Rivers. Population: 10,210 (2010 Census);12,664 (2002 Census);16,535 (1989 Census).
It was founded in 1225 by Yury II as Yuryev-Povolzhsky ("Yury's town on the Volga"). In 1237, the town was destroyed by the army of Batu Khan.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yuryevets serves as the administrative center of Yuryevetsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast in December 2010, it used to be incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.
As a municipal division, the town of Yuryevets is incorporated within Yuryevetsky Municipal District as Yuryevetskoye Urban Settlement.
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