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Novosil

Town in Oryol Oblast, Russia

Novosil
Summary

Town in Oryol Oblast, Russia

FieldValue
en_nameNovosil
ru_nameНовосиль
coordinates
map_label_positionright
image_coaNovosil COA (Tula Governorate) (1778).png
image_flagFlag of Novosil (Oryol oblast).png
federal_subjectOryol Oblast
federal_subject_ref
adm_district_jurNovosilsky District
adm_district_jur_ref
adm_selsoviet_jurNovosil
adm_selsoviet_typeTown of district significance
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adm_ctr_of1Novosilsky District
adm_ctr_of1_ref
adm_ctr_of2town of district significance of Novosil
adm_ctr_of2_ref
inhabloc_catTown
inhabloc_cat_ref
mun_district_jurNovosilsky Municipal District
mun_district_jur_ref
urban_settlement_jurNovosil Urban Settlement
urban_settlement_jur_ref
mun_admctr_of1Novosilsky Municipal District
mun_admctr_of1_ref
mun_admctr_of2Novosil Urban Settlement
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pop_2010census3658
pop_2010census_ref
established_date1155
established_titleFirst mentioned
current_cat_date1777
postal_codes303500

Novosil () is a town and the administrative center of Novosilsky District in Oryol Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Zusha River 70 km east of Oryol, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

Coat of arms of Novosilsky family (1836), an old [[Russian nobility]] claiming descent from [[Rurik dynasty

It was first mentioned in 1155 as a fortress called Itil and was the seat of the Olgovichi branch of the Rurik dynasty during the Middle Ages. Town rights were granted to Novosil in 1777. During World War II, Novosil was occupied by the German Army from November 13 to December 27, 1941.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Novosil serves as the administrative center of Novosilsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Novosilsky District as the town of district significance of Novosil. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Novosil is incorporated within Novosilsky Municipal District as Novosil Urban Settlement.

Notable people

  • Maya Dmitrievna Koveshnikova (1926–2013), landscape painter
  • Slava Polunin (born 1950), performance artist

References

Notes

Sources

References

  1. {{OKTMO reference. 54 643 101
  2. [http://w.genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik5.html#OS Rurikids 5]
  3. "Novosil Search results".
  4. Law #522-OZ
  5. Law #425-OZ
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