Aleksin (Russian: Але́ксин) is a town and the administrative center of Aleksinsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located 71 kilometers (44 mi) northwest of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 61,732 (2010 Census);[5] 68,156 (2002 Census);[10] 74,274 (1989 Census).[11]

Aleksin Алексин
Town[1]
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Coordinates: 54°31′N 37°06′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Tula Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Aleksinsky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction	Aleksin[2][3]
Founded	the end of the 13th century[4]
Town status since	1777
Government
• Head	Andrey Sadovnikov
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[5]
• Total	61,732
• Estimate  (2018)[6]	57,892 (−6.2%)
• Rank	261st in 2010
Administrative status
• Capital of	Aleksinsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Aleksin Urban Okrug[7]
• Capital of	Aleksin Urban Okrug[7]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [8])
Postal code(s)[9]	301360–301365, 301367–301371, 301379
Dialing code(s)	+7 48753
OKTMO ID	70706000001

History

It was founded at the end of the 13th century[4] and first mentioned in 1348 in the Nikon Chronicle. Aleksin was sacked by Khan Akhmat in 1472 during his invasion of the Grand Duchy of Moscow. Because of its location on the Oka River, it was, for a while, an important inland port. Aleksin was granted town status in 1777.^{[citation needed]} The town expanded in the 1930s with the construction of a chemical plant. During World War II, Aleksin was under German occupation from 29 November 1941 until 17 December 1941.[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Aleksin serves as the administrative center of Aleksinsky District[1] and is incorporated within it as a town under district jurisdiction.[2][3] As a municipal division, the town of Aleksin, together with 154 rural localities in Aleksinsky District, is incorporated as Aleksin Urban Okrug.[3][7]

Twin towns – sister cities

Aleksin is twinned with:[13]

Partner cities

References

Notes

Sources

• Тульская областная Дума. Закон №954-ЗТО от 27 декабря 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тульской области», в ред. Закона №2131-ЗТО от 11 июня 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Тульской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Тульской области" и Закон Тульской области "Об установлении границ административно-территориальных единиц – районов в городе Туле"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Вестник Тульской областной Думы", №11–12(142–143), часть 4, ноябрь–декабрь 2007 г.. (Tula Oblast Duma. Law #954-ZTO of December 27, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tula Oblast, as amended by the Law #2131-ZTO of June 11, 2014 On Amending the Law of Tula Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Tula Oblast" and the Law of Tula Oblast "On Establishing the Borders of the Administrative-Territorial Units–the Districts in the City of Tula". Effective as of the day which is ten days after the official publication date.).
• Тульская областная Дума. Закон №2140-ЗТО от 11 июня 2014 г. «О преобразовании муниципальных образований, расположенных на территории Алексинского района Тульской области», в ред. Закона №2182-ЗТО от 30 сентября 2014 г. «О внесении изменения в статью 5 Закона Тульской области "О преобразовании муниципальных образований, расположенных на территории Алексинского района Тульской области"». Вступил в силу по истечении десяти дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Сборник правовых актов Тульской области и иной официальной информации", 11 июня 2014 г. (Tula Oblast Duma. Law #2140-ZTO of June 11, 2014 On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations Located on the Territory of Aleksinsky District of Tula Oblast, as amended by the Law #2182-ZTO of September 30, 2014 On Amending Article 5 of the Law of Tula Oblast "On the Transformation of the Municipal Formations Located on the Territory of Aleksinsky District of Tula Oblast". Effective as of the day following the ten days after the day of the official publication.).
• Государственный комитет Российской Федерации по статистике. Комитет Российской Федерации по стандартизации, метрологии и сертификации. №ОК 019-95 1 января 1997 г. «Общероссийский классификатор объектов административно-территориального деления. Код 70», в ред. изменения №278/2015 от 1 января 2016 г.. (State Statistics Committee of the Russian Federation. Committee of the Russian Federation on Standardization, Metrology, and Certification. #OK 019-95 January 1, 1997 Russian Classification of Objects of Administrative Division (OKATO). Code 70, as amended by the Amendment #278/2015 of January 1, 2016. ).

External links

• Official website of Aleksin (in Russian)
• Directory of organizations in Aleksin (in Russian)

На других языках

[ru] Алексин