Skopin (Russian: Скопин) is a town in Ryazan Oblast, Russia, located on the Vyorda River (Oka's basin) 109 kilometers (68 mi) southwest of Ryazan. Population: 30,376 (2010 Census);[2] 25,092 (2002 Census);[7] 28,912 (1989 Soviet census).[8]
Skopin
Скопин | |
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 In central Skopin | |
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Location of Skopin  | |
  Skopin Location of Skopin  Skopin Skopin (Ryazan Oblast) | |
| Coordinates: 53°49′N 39°33′E / 53.817°N 39.550°E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Ryazan Oblast[1] |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 30,376 |
| • Subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Skopin[1] |
| • Capital of | Skopinsky District, town of oblast significance of Skopin[1] |
| • Urban okrug | Skopin Urban Okrug[3] |
| • Capital of | Skopin Urban Okrug,[3] Skopinsky Municipal District[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 391800–391803 |
| OKTMO ID | 61715000001 |
History
editSkopin is considered to be one of the oldest towns in Ryazan Oblast. A settlement named Likharevskoye Gorodishche near present-day Skopin was founded some time in the 12th century.[citation needed] It was fortified with moats and ramparts for protection against the Cuman people.
In 1663 (or 1597, according to another account[9]), the Tsar built a wooden fortress on the spot of today's Skopin, which would become a part of the defense system on the southeast of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It had been called Skopinskaya sloboda since the late 17th century. In 1778, the town was renamed Skopin. In the 18th century, the town lost its military significance.
In the second half of the 19th century, mining for brown coal began in the outskirts of Skopin, which would continue until 1989. The town became known for its handicraft ceramic items with the discovery of fire clay deposits in the area. There is a museum of Skopin ceramics in the town.
Administrative and municipal status
editWithin the framework of administrative divisions, Skopin serves as the administrative center of Skopinsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[citation needed] As an administrative division, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Skopin[1]—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Skopin is incorporated as Skopin Urban Okrug.[3]
Twin towns and sister cities
editSkopin is twinned with:
Stolin, Belarus (2014)
Notable people
edit- Anatoly Novikov (1896–1984), composer.
- Alexander Afinogenov (1904–1941), dramatist.
- Sergey Biryuzov (1904–1964), Marshal of the Soviet Union and Chief of the General Staff of the Soviet Armed Forces.
- Viktor Mokhov (1950–), criminal.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c d Law #128-OZ
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c Law #77-OZ
- ^ Law #76-OZ
- ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in 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).
- ^ 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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
- ^ Davies has Skopin as part of the Abatis Line, which would put it before 1600 (Brian L. Davies. Warfare State and Society of the Black Sea Steppe, 2007, p. 45)
Sources
edit- Рязанская областная Дума. Закон №128-ОЗ от 12 сентября 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Рязанской области», в ред. Закона №56-ОЗ от 27 июля 2012 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 7 Закона Рязанской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Рязанской области"». Вступил в силу через десять дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Рязанские ведомости", №273, 20 сентября 2007 г. (Ryazan Oblast Duma. Law #128-OZ of September 12, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ryazan Oblast, as amended by the Law #56-OZ of July 27, 2012 On Amending Article 7 of the Law of Ryazan Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Ryazan Oblast". Effective as of the day ten days after the official publication.).
- Рязанская областная Дума. Закон №77-ОЗ от 7 октября 2004 г. «О наделении муниципального образования — город Скопин статусом городского округа и установлении его границ», в ред. Закона №91-ОЗ от 6 августа 2008 г «Об утверждении границы муниципального образования — городской округ город Скопин». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Рязанские ведомости", №212–213 (без Приложения), 14 октября 2004 г. (Ryazan Oblast Duma. Law #77-OZ of October 7, 2004 On Granting Urban Okrug Status to the Municipal Formation of the Town of Skopin and on Establishing Its Borders, as amended by the Law #91-OZ of August 6, 2008 On Establishing the Border of the Municipal Formation—the Urban Okrug of the Town of Skopin. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
- Рязанская областная Дума. Закон №76-ОЗ от 7 октября 2004 г. «О наделении муниципального образования — Скопинский район статусом муниципального района, об установлении его границ, границ муниципальных образований, входящих в его состав», в ред. Закона №99-ОЗ от 21 сентября 2010 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Рязанской области в связи с переименованием географического объекта». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Рязанские ведомости", №212–213 (без приложений), 14 октября 2004 г. (Ryazan Oblast Duma. Law #76-OZ of October 7, 2004 On Granting the Municipal Formation of Skopinsky District the Status of a Municipal District, on Establishing Its Borders and the Borders of the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #99-OZ of September 21, 2010 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Ryazan Oblast Due to Renaming of a Geographical Object. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).