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Michurinsk

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Michurinsk

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Also known as Kozlov

Michurinsk () is the second most populous town in Tambov Oblast, Russia. Population:

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Michurinsk is a town in western Russia, located in Tambov Oblast, where it ranks as the second-largest settlement by population. While the provided information is limited, Michurinsk appears to be a significant regional center in this part of Russia.

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Key facts

Russian inhabited locality.en_name
Michurinsk
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name
Мичуринск
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline
Michurinsk.institut.JPG
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position
right
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa
Coat of Arms of Michurinsk (Tambov oblast) (2003).png
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag
Flag_of_Michurinsk_(Tambov_oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject
Tambov Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_city_jur
town of oblast significance of Michurinsk
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1
Michurinsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of2
town of oblast significance of Michurinsk
Russian inhabited locality.inhabloc_cat
Town
Russian inhabited locality.urban_okrug_jur
Michurinsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of1
Michurinsk Urban Okrug
Russian inhabited locality.mun_admctr_of2
Michurinsky Municipal District
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census
98758
Russian inhabited locality.pop_2010census_rank
170th
Russian inhabited locality.established_date
1635
Russian inhabited locality.current_cat_date
1779

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Wikidata facts

Named after
Ivan Michurin
Official name
Козлов
Population
87914
Area
78
Elevation
150
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Body of water
Lesnoy Voronezh
Image
Michurinsk MichurinSquare 0539c.jpg
Dialing code
47545
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category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Michurinsk
twinned administrative body
Munster, Lower Saxony
Commons category
Michurinsk
inception
1635-01-01
topic's main category
Category:Michurinsk
category for people born here
Q8063786
category of associated people
Category:People from Michurinsk
postal code
393760–393779
native label
Мичуринск
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Administrative and municipal status
  • Military
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • References
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • External links

Michurinsk () is the second most populous town in Tambov Oblast, Russia. Population:

==History== Originally known as Kozlov (), its origin in a small monastery, founded in the forest in 1627. It became a settlement in 1635 at the northern end of the emerging Belgorod Line, a frontier defense line. A 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Michurinsk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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