Medyn

Medyn () is a town and the administrative center of Medynsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Medynka River (Oka basin), northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Medyn
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Медынь
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Medyn 2012 Lenina 5 03.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.image_caption: Lenina Avenue in Medyn
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Medyn COA (Kaluga Governorate) (1777).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Kaluga Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Medynsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of: Medynsky District
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat: Town
Russian inhabited locality.mun_district_jur: Medynsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.urban_settlement_jur: Medyn Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1: Medynsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2: Medyn Urban Settlement
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census: 8300
Russian inhabited locality.established_date: 1386
Russian inhabited locality.established_title: First mentioned
Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date: 1776

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8042
Area: 16
Official website: www.medyn.ru
Image: Medyn 2012 Kazanskaya 02.JPG
Dialing code: 48433

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Commons category: Medyn, Russia
inception: 1386-00-00
postal code: 249950
time of earliest written record: 1386-00-00

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==History== It was first mentioned in 1386, when it passed from the Principality of Smolensk to the Grand Duchy of Moscow. The village of Medynskoye was granted town status in 1776.