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Michurinsk Мичуринск
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Coordinates: 52°53′N 40°29′E / 52.883°N 40.483°E / 52.883; 40.483
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tambov Oblast
Founded	1635
Town status since	1779
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Population
• Total	98,758
• Rank	170th in 2010
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Michurinsk
• Capital of	Michurinsky District, town of oblast significance of Michurinsk
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Michurinsk Urban Okrug
• Capital of	Michurinsk Urban Okrug, Michurinsky Municipal District
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK )
Postal code(s)	393760–393779
OKTMO ID	68715000001

Michurinsk (Russian: Мичу́ринск) is the second most populous town in Tambov Oblast, Russia. Population: 98,758 (2010 Census); 96,093 (2002 Census); 109,081 (1989 Soviet census).

History

Originally known as Kozlov (Козло́в), it was founded in 1635 at the northern end of the emerging Belgorod Line, a frontier defense line. A 25-kilometer (16 mi) earthen wall was built eastward across the open steppe effectively blocking the Nogai Trail, a Tatar raiding route. The success of this line led to the building of further lines further south. The settlement was granted town status in 1779.

The town was renamed Michurinsk in 1932 after the biologist Ivan Michurin, who had developed a genetic laboratory and agricultural testing fields in the Tambov region, dedicated to pomology (the study of fruit growing) and selection.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Michurinsk serves as the administrative center of Michurinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Michurinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Michurinsk is incorporated as Michurinsk Urban Okrug.

Military

The town is home to Michurinsk air base.

Twin towns – sister cities

Michurinsk is twinned with:

• Munster, Germany
• Smolyan, Bulgaria

References

Notes

1. ^ Law #72-Z
2. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
3. ^ Law #232-Z
4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
6. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (in Russian).
7. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики . 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
8. Davies, Brian (2004). State power and community in early modern Russia : the case of Kozlov, 1635-1649. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 72. ISBN 9781403932136. OCLC 53162704.
9. "History of the Area - Michurinsky District (Official Web Site)" (in Russian). Michurinsky District. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
10. "Международные отношения". Official Michurinsk website (in Russian). Michurinsk. Retrieved February 6, 2020.

Sources

• Тамбовская областная Дума. Закон №72-З от 21 июня 1996 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тамбовской области», в ред. Закона №544-З от 11 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в статью 7 Закона Тамбовской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тамбовской области"». Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №131, 1996 г. (Tambov Oblast Duma. Law #72-Z of June 21, 1996 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tambov Oblast, as amended by the Law #544-Z of June 11, 2015 On Amending Article 7 of the Law of Tambov Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tambov Oblast". ).
• Тамбовская областная Дума. Закон №232-З от 17 сентября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и определении места нахождения представительных органов муниципальных образований в Тамбовской области», в ред. Закона №606-З от 7 декабря 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Тамбовской области "Об установлении границ и определении места нахождения представительных органов муниципальных образований в Тамбовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Тамбовская жизнь", №185 (23125). (Tambov Oblast Duma. Law #232-Z of September 17, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Determining the Location of the Representative Organs of the Municipal Formations of Tambov Oblast, as amended by the Law #606-Z of December 7, 2015 On Amending the Law of Tambov Oblast "On Establishing the Borders and Determining the Location of the Representative Organs of the Municipal Formations of Tambov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Brian L. Davies, State Power and Community in Early Modern Russia: The Case of Kozlov, 1635-1649 (Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2004).

External links

• Photos of Michurinsk (in Russian)
• News of culture and sport in Michurinsk (in Russian)

• Cities and towns in Tambov Oblast
• Kozlovsky Uyezd
• Naukograds