Morshansk

Morshansk (English) Моршанск (Russian)
- Town^[1] -

Location of Tambov Oblast in Russia
Morshansk Location of Morshansk in Tambov Oblast
Coordinates: 53°27′N 41°49′E / 53.450°N 41.817°E / 53.450; 41.817Coordinates: 53°27′N 41°49′E / 53.450°N 41.817°E / 53.450; 41.817
Administrative status (as of November 2011)
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tambov Oblast^[1]
Administratively subordinated to	town of oblast significance of Morshansk^[1]
Administrative center of	Morshansky District,^[1] town of oblast significance of Morshansk^[1]
Municipal status (as of November 2011)
Urban okrug	Morshansk Urban Okrug^[2]
Administrative center of	Morshansk Urban Okrug,^[2] Morshansky Municipal District^[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census)	41,556 inhabitants^[3]
Time zone	MSK (UTC+03:00)^[4]
First mentioned	16th century
Town status since	1779
Official website
Morshansk on Wikimedia Commons

Morshansk (Russian: Морша́нск) is a town in Tambov Oblast, Russia, located on the Tsna River (Oka's basin) 93 kilometers (58 mi) north of Tambov. Population: 41,556 (2010 Census);^[3] 44,486 (2002 Census);^[5] 50,055 (1989 Census);^[6] 44,000 (1970).

History

The exact origins of Morshansk are unknown; however, documents mention a populated place in this location since at least the 16th century. Formerly a village called Morsha (Морша), it was granted town status in 1779 by Catherine the Great because of its growth in relation to the fact that it was a major bread trading center on the Tsna River.

Trinity Cathedral in Morshansk
Trinity Cathedral (remote view)
A listed house
Assumption Church (Old Believers)
Church of St. Nicholas

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Morshansk serves as the administrative center of Morshansky District, even though it is not a part of it.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Morshansk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Morshansk is incorporated as Morshansk Urban Okrug.^[2]

References

Notes

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Law #72-Z
1 2 3 4 Law #232-Z
1 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 (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
↑ Russian 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 [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
↑ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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 [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.

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.).

External links

Website of Morshansk (Russian)

Administrative divisions of Tambov Oblast

Administrative center: Tambov

	Cities and towns	Kirsanov Kotovsk Michurinsk Morshansk Rasskazovo Tambov Uvarovo Zherdevka

	Districts	Bondarsky Gavrilovsky Inzhavinsky Kirsanovsky Michurinsky Mordovsky Morshansky Muchkapsky Nikiforovsky Pervomaysky Petrovsky Pichayevsky Rasskazovsky Rzhaksinsky Sampursky Sosnovsky Staroyuryevsky Tambovsky Tokaryovsky Umyotsky Uvarovsky Zherdevsky Znamensky

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