Mytishchi
Mytishchi (Roushie: Мытищи) is a ceety an the admeenistrative center o Mytishchinsky Destrict o Moscow Oblast, Roushie, that lees tae the northeast o Roushie's caipital Moscow, on the Yauza River an the Moscow–Yaroslavl railwey. Population: 173,160 (2010 Census);[1] 159,900 (2002 Census);[4] 154,068 (1989 Census);[5] 125,000 (1973); 60,000 (1939).
Mytishchi Мытищи | |
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.jpg) Mytishchi railway station | |
.svg) Banner .png) Coat airms | |
Location o Mytishchi  | |
  Mytishchi Location o Mytishchi  Mytishchi Mytishchi (Moscow Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 55°55′N 37°46′E / 55.917°N 37.767°E 37°46′E / 55.917°N 37.767°E | |
| Kintra | Roushie |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
| Admeenistrative destrict | Mytishchinsky Destrict |
| Foondit | 1460 |
| Govrenment | |
| • Bodi | Cooncil o Deputies |
| • Head | Alexander Kazakov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.59 km2 (13.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population (2010 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 173,160 |
| • Rank | 105t in 2010 |
| • Density | 5,000/km2 (13,000/sq mi) |
Admeenistrative status | |
| • Caipital o | Mytishchinsky Destrict |
Municipal status | |
| • Municipal destrict | Mytishchinsky Municipal Destrict |
| • Urban settlement | Mytishchi Urban Settlement |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Moscow Time  [2]) |
| Postal code(s)[3] | 141000–141021 |
| Dialin code(s) | +7 495 |
| City Day | Ane o the Sundays in September |
| Twin touns | Gabrovo |
| OKTMO ID | 46746000001 |
| Website | www |
Mytishchi is famous for its aqueduct, biggit in the 18t century bi order o Catherine the Great. It wis the first watter supply constructit in Roushie tae provide the Kremlin wi pure watter.
The ceety is the oblast's lairgest centre for industry (machine biggin, airms industry in pairticular) an eddication.
History
The first dounset o auncient fowk (hunters an fishermen) is datit tae the 6t–8t millennia BCE, i.e. in the late Stone Age. In the 8t–9t centuries, first Slavic tribes (Vyatichs an Krivichs) began settlin here. In an aroon the Mytishchi destrict aboot a dozen o siclike settlements (11t–13t centuries) are kent.
The dounset o Mytishchi haes been kent syne 1460, syne the 19t century as Bolshiye Mytishchi (Большие Мытищи). The history o the veelage is close linkit tae the Yauzsky port. Mytishchi wis an important place on the tred ship route. Throuch this site commercial ships haed been hauled athort on wheels, rollers, or skids frae the Yauza River tae the Klyazma River. Merchants haed tae pey a duty for this. The dounset got its name thanks tae the duty, that haed been kent as myt (мыт).
In the middle o the 19t century, the population o the veelage wis 389. Toun status wis grantit in 1925.
Monument o the first Roushie aqueduct
Court hoose
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Twin ceeties
References
Freemit airtins
- Offeecial wabsteid o Mytishchi Archived 2020-05-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Roushie)
- Wanoffeecial wabsteid o Mytishchi Archived 2008-07-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Roushie)
