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Mglin

Mglin Мглин
Town[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Mglin
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Coordinates: 53°03′N 32°51′E / 53.050°N 32.850°E / 53.050; 32.850
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bryansk Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Mglinsky District[2]
Urban Administrative Okrug	Mglinsky[2]
First mentioned	1389
Town status since	1781
Elevation	180 m (590 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	7,916
Administrative status
• Capitalof	Mglinsky District,[1] Mglinsky Urban Administrative Okrug[2]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Mglinsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Mglinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capitalof	Mglinsky Municipal District,[4] Mglinskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	243220
Dialing code(s)	+7 48339
OKTMOID	15636101001

Mglin (Russian: Мглин, Polish: Mglin) is a town and the administrative centerofMglinsky DistrictinBryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Sudynka River 167 kilometers (104 mi) west of Bryansk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 6,919 (2021 Census);^[7] 7,916 (2010 Russian census);^[3] 8,261 (2002 Census);^[8] 7,704 (1989 Soviet census).^[9]

History[edit]

Grand Duchy of Lithuania ca. 1389–1502
Grand Duchy of Moscow 1502–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1607
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1607–1667
Tsardom of Russia 1667–1721
 Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1917–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

Mglin was first mentioned in 1389, though the settlement it was built on had existed since the 12th century.^{[citation needed]}

During World War II, Mglin was occupied by the German Army from 16 August 1941 to 22 September 1943. Prior to the war, 726 Jews lived in the town. The majority of Jews were merchants and artisans. There was also a Jewish kolkhoz. There was a synagogue in the town, but it was closed before the war. Some of the Jews managed to evacuate before the Germans arrived. Shortly after the occupation, all of the Jews were registered and marked. In January 1942, they were confined to a prison, where they stayed till the execution on March 2, 1942. While in prison, the Jews were used for forced labor. Before being executed, the Jews had to undress to underwear in the little house, which used to be a morgue, situated about 500m from the mass grave. The shooting was carried out by a special German punitive unit in black uniforms and around 500 people were killed.^[10]

Administrative and municipal status[edit]

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mglin serves as the administrative centerofMglinsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Mglinsky District as Mglinsky Urban Administrative Okrug.^[2] As a municipal division, Mglinsky Urban Administrative Okrug is incorporated within Mglinsky Municipal District as Mglinskoye Urban Settlement.^[4]

Religion[edit]

The Dormition Cathedral, built in 1815–1830 in the Neoclassical style, functions in the town.

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Sources[edit]

• Брянская областная Дума. Закон №13-З от 5 июня 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Брянской области», в ред. Закона №4-З от 5 февраля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Брянской области». Опубликован: "Брянский рабочий", №119, 24 июня 1997 г. (Bryansk Oblast Duma. Law #13-Z of June 5, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Bryansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #4-Z of February 5, 2014 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Bryansk Oblast. ).
• Брянская областная Дума. Закон №69-З от 2 ноября 2012 г. «Об образовании городских административных округов, поселковых административных округов, сельских административных округов, установлении границ, наименований и административных центров административных округов в Брянской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2013 г. Опубликован: Информационный бюллетень "Официальная Брянщина", №16, 6 ноября 2012 г.. (Bryansk Oblast Duma. Law #69-Z of November 2, 2002 On the Establishment of Urban Administrative Okrugs, Settlement Administrative Okrugs, Rural Administrative Okrugs, on Establishing Borders, Names, and Administrative Centers of the Administrative Okrugs of Bryansk Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2013.).
• Брянская областная Дума. Закон №3-З от 9 марта 2005 г. «О наделении муниципальных образований статусом статусом городского округа, муниципального района, городского поселения, сельского поселения и установлении границ муниципальных образований в Брянской области», в ред. Закона №75-З от 28 сентября 2015 г. «Об изменении статуса населённого пункта посёлок Красный Ятвиж Клетнянского района Брянской области». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Брянская неделя", №13, 8 апреля 2005 г. (Bryansk Oblast Duma. Law #3-Z of March 9, 2005 On Granting the Municipal Formations the Status of Urban Okrug, Municipal District, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement and on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Bryansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #75-Z of September 28, 2015 On Changing the Status of the Inhabited Locality the Settlement of Krasny Yatvizh in Kletnyansky District of Bryansk Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).

External links[edit]

• The murder of the Jews of Mglin during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.