Myshkin (town)
{{Short description|Town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia}}
{{Other uses|Myshkin (disambiguation){{!}}Myshkin}}
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Myshkin ({{lang-rus|Мы́шкин|p=ˈmɨʂkʲɪn}}) is a town and the administrative center of Myshkinsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located on the steep left bank of the Volga. Population: {{ru-census|p2010=5,932|p2002=6,076|p1989=6,340}}
History
A settlement at this location has existed since at least the 15th century.{{Cite web|title=Народная энциклопедия "Мой город". Мышкин (Ярославская область)|url=http://www.mojgorod.ru/jaroslav_obl/myshkin/index.html|access-date=2020-08-29|website=www.mojgorod.ru}} Town status was granted to it in 1777. It was demoted in status to that of an urban-type settlement in Soviet times, but was granted town status again in 1991.{{citation needed|date=October 2014}}
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Myshkin serves as the administrative center of Myshkinsky District.Law #12-z As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Myshkinsky District as the town of district significance of Myshkin. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Myshkin is incorporated within Myshkinsky Municipal District as Myshkin Urban Settlement.Law #65-z
Tourism and culture
File:Myshkin-Villa of Shukhov Tower Foundation.jpg
The town attracts a significant number of tourists usually arriving by river cruise ships. Myshkin retains architectural features characteristic for the 19th century Russia. It also features a number of museums. One of them is the unique Mouse Museum (the name of the town is derived from the word "{{lang|ru|мышь}}" (mysh) meaning mouse in Russian). There are also a Museum of Valenki (valenki being a type of Russian felt boots), an ethnographic museum, an art gallery, an open air retro car museum and more.
Notable people
- German Tatarinov (1925–2006), painter
References
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- {{RussiaAdmMunRef|yar|mun|list}}
External links
- [http://www.gorodmyshkin.ru/ Official website of Myshkin] {{in lang|ru}}
- [http://eng.mouseland.ru/mushkin.html Website of the Mouseland Museum]
- [http://www.tiwy.com/pais/rusia/myshkin/eng.phtml Pictures of Myshkin]
{{Yaroslavl Oblast}}
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Category:Cities and towns in Yaroslavl Oblast