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Millerovo (Russian: Ми́ллерово) is a town and the administrative center of Millerovsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, close to the border with Ukraine.

Millerovo Миллерово
Town[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Millerovo
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Coordinates: 48°55′N 40°23′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Millerovsky District[1]
Urban settlement	Millerovskoye[1]
Founded	1786
Town status since	1926
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	36,499
• Estimate  (2018)[3]	35,384 (−3.1%)
Administrative status
• Capital of	Millerovsky District[1], Millerovskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Millerovsky Municipal District[4]
• Urban settlement	Millerovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
• Capital of	Millerovsky Municipal District[4], Millerovskoye Urban Settlement[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	346130–346132, 346134, 346139
OKTMO ID	60632101001
Website	www.millerovo.name

Population

36,499 (2010 Census);[2] 38,498 (2002 Census);[7] 37,346 (1989 Census).[8]

History

It was founded in 1786 and named after its founder, the army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller, who set up a farm estate with after he received empty land by the river deep in the Decree of the Empress Catherine the Great on February 14, 1786.[9] At the end of the 19th century, it became an important railway hub.
Facilities were built to process a large part of agricultural products coming from the areas of the upper Don and Ukraine to send to the central provinces of Russia. It was granted town status in 1926.[10]

During World War II, in July 1942, an encirclement of Soviet troops by Wehrmacht forces occurred around the town (Battle of Kalach), resulting in over 50.000 Soviet soldiers being captured.[11]

On 25 February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Millerovo air base was reportedly hit by a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile. Neither the Ukrainian nor Russian authorities commented on the report.[12]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Millerovo serves as the administrative center of Millerovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Millerovsky District as Millerovskoye Urban Settlement.[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Millerovsky Municipal District.[4]

Economy

The basis of the town's economy is food grain.

Military

The Millerovo military airfield is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northwest of the town. At the airfield was stationed the headquarters of the 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division after its withdrawal from Germany in 1993 until 1998. Also until 2009, the 19th Nikopol Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (19 Gv IAP)—a part of the 51st Air Defense Corps of the 4th Army of Air Force and Air Defense—was stationed there. The regiment was reorganized in 2009 as the 6969th Air Base, a part of the 7th Brigade of Military-Space Defense. MiG-29 fighters of both the former 19th GvIAP and the 31st Fighter Air Regiment, previously disbanded in Zernograd, are located at the airfield.

People born in Millerovo

• Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun, Polish painter
• Denis Glushakov, footballer

References

Notes

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №171-ЗС от 22 октября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования "Миллеровский район" и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №981-ЗС от 25 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования "Миллеровский район" и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Наше время", №№259–260, 28 октября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #171-ZS of October 22, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of "Millerovsky District" and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #981-ZS of October 25, 2012 On Amending the Oblast Law "On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of "Millerovsky District" and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of January 1, 2005.).

На других языках

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- [en] Millerovo, Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast

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[ru] Миллерово

Ми́ллерово — город в Ростовской области России. Административный центр Миллеровского района, а также Миллеровского городского поселения. Численность населения — 35 208 чел (2019)[3]. В 2018 году был удостоен почётного звания «Город воинской доблести»[4].

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