Meshchovsk
Town in Kaluga Oblast, Russia
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Meshchovsk (Russian: Мещо́вск) is a town and the administrative center of Meshchovsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Tureya River 85 kilometers (53 mi) southwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 3,810 (2021 census);[6] 4,100 (2010 census);[2] 4,540 (2002 census);[7] 5,382 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Meshchovsk
Мещовск | |
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New Cathedral of the Annunciation | |
.png) Coat of arms | |
 Interactive map of Meshchovsk | |
  Meshchovsk Location of Meshchovsk  Meshchovsk Meshchovsk (Kaluga Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 54°19′28″N 35°16′51″E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kaluga Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Meshchovsky District[1] |
| First mentioned | 1238 |
| Town status since | 1776 |
| Elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,100 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,722 (−9.2%) |
| • Capital of | Meshchovsky District[1] |
| • Municipal district | Meshchovsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Meshchovsk Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Meshchovsky Municipal District,[3] Meshchovsk Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [4]) |
| Postal code[5] | 249240 |
| OKTMO ID | 29627101001 |
History
Principality of Mezetsk 1238–ca. 1400
Grand Duchy of Lithuania ca. 1400–1503
Grand Duchy of Moscow 1503–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1721
Russian Empire 1721–1917
Soviet Russia 1917–1922
Soviet Union 1922–1991
It was first mentioned in Russian chronicles in connection with the Mongol invasion of Rus' in 1238.[citation needed] During the Middle Ages it was the patrimony of Princes Mezetsky.
Catherine the Great granted it town rights in 1776.[citation needed]
During World War II, Meshchovsk was occupied by the German Army from October 7, 1941, to January 7, 1942.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Meshchovsk serves as the administrative center of Meshchovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Meshchovsk, together with forty-eight rural localities, is incorporated within Meshchovsky Municipal District as Meshchovsk Urban Settlement.[3]
Architecture
Notable buildings include the old (1678–1696) and new (1829–1854) Orthodox cathedrals, both dedicated to the feast of the Annunciation.
Notable people
It was the birthplace in 1846 of Vyacheslav von Plehve, the German-descended director of the Imperial Russian Police and later Minister of the Interior.