Krasnoslobodsk (Russian: Краснослобо́дск; Moksha: Ош, Oš) is a town and the administrative center of Krasnoslobodsky District of the Republic of Mordovia, Russia, located on the left bank of the Moksha River (a tributary of the Oka), 107 kilometers (66 mi) west of Saransk, the capital of the republic. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 10,151.[2]

Krasnoslobodsk Краснослободск
Town[1]
Other transcription(s)
• Moksha	Ош
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Krasnoslobodsk
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Coordinates: 54°26′N 43°48′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Mordovia[1]
Administrative district	Krasnoslobodsky District[1]
Town of district significance	Krasnoslobodsk[1]
Known since	1571
Town status since	1780
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	10,151
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	9,397 (−7.4%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Krasnoslobodsky District[1], town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Krasnoslobodskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District[4], Krasnoslobodskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	431260, 431261, 431289
OKTMO ID	89634101001

History

It has been known since 1571; town status was granted to it in 1780.^{[citation needed]}

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Krasnoslobodsk serves as the administrative center of Krasnoslobodsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Krasnoslobodsky District as the town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk.[1] As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Krasnoslobodsk is incorporated within Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District as Krasnoslobodskoye Urban Settlement.[4]

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• Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Закон №7-З от 23 марта 1998 г. «О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Мордовия», в ред. Закона №44-З от 15 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в пункт 25 Приложения к Закону Республики Мордовия "О порядке решения вопросов административно-территориального устройства Республики Мордовия"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Известия Мордовии", №54, 25 марта 1998 г. (State Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia. Law #7-Z of March 23, 1998 On the Procedures of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Mordovia, as amended by the Law #44-Z of June 15, 2015 On Amending Item 25 of the Appendix to the Law of the Republic of Mordovia "On the Procedures of the Administrative-Territorial Structure of the Republic of Mordovia". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Государственное Собрание Республики Мордовия. Закон №125-З от 28 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований Краснослободского муниципального района, Краснослободского муниципального района и наделении их статусом сельского поселения, городского поселения и муниципального района», в ред. Закона №48-З от 7 сентября 2011 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Республики Мордовия, устанавливающие границы муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Известия Мордовии", №198-22, 30 декабря 2004 г. (State Assembly of the Republic of Mordovia. Law #125-Z of December 28, 2004 On Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District, of Krasnoslobodsky Municipal District, and on Granting Them the Status of a Rural Settlement, Urban Settlement, and Municipal District, as amended by the Law #48-Z of September 7, 2011 On Amending Various Laws of the Republic of Mordovia, Which Establish the Borders of the Municipal Formations. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the day of the official publication.).

На других языках

[de] Krasnoslobodsk (Mordwinien)

[ru] Краснослободск (Мордовия)