Gavrilov Posad (russian: Гаври́лов Поса́д) is a
town and the
administrative center of
Gavrilovo-Posadsky District in
Ivanovo Oblast
Ivanovo Oblast (russian: Ива́новская о́бласть, ''Ivanovskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It had a population of 927,828 as of the 2021 Russian Census.
Its three largest cities are Ivanovo (the ...
,
Russia, located on the
Voymiga River at its
confluence
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with the
Irmes River, southwest of
Ivanovo
Ivanovo ( rus, Иваново, p=ɪˈvanəvə) is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Russia. It is the administrative center and largest city of Ivanovo Oblast, located northeast of Moscow and approximately from Yaroslavl, Vlad ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast. Population:
It was previously known as ''Gavrilovskoye'' (until 1609),
''Gavrilova Sloboda'' (until 1789),
''Gavrilovsky Posad''.
History
Gavrilov Posad was first mentioned in a legal document in 1434 as the settlement of Gavrilovskoye.
It is believed that it was founded some time in the 13th century by
Vsevolod the Big Nest and named after his son
Svyatoslav, whose second Christian name was Gavriil. In 1609, the settlement turned into Gavrilova
sloboda
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.
In 1789, it was renamed Gavrilovsky
Posad and granted town status.
It was given its present name in the 20th century.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Gavrilov Posad serves as the
administrative center of
Gavrilovo-Posadsky District, to which it is directly subordinated.
[Law #145-OZ] Prior to the adoption of the Law #145-OZ ''On the Administrative-Territorial Division of Ivanovo Oblast'' in December 2010, it used to be
incorporated separately as an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the
districts
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.
[Law #27-OZ]
As a
municipal division, the
town of Gavrilov Posad, together with eleven rural localities in Gavrilovo-Posadsky District, is incorporated within Gavrilovo-Posadsky Municipal District as Gavrilovo-Posadskoye Urban Settlement.
[Law #4-OZ]
References
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External links
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Official website of Gavrilov_PosadGavrilov_Posad Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Ivanovo Oblast
Suzdalsky Uyezd