Galich, Russia
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.svg) Location of Kostroma Oblast in Russia |
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| Coordinates: 58°23′N 42°21′E / 58.383°N 42.35°ECoordinates: 58°23′N 42°21′E / 58.383°N 42.35°E | |
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| Administrative status (as of February 2011) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Kostroma Oblast[1] |
| Administratively subordinated to | town of oblast significance of Galich[1] |
| Administrative center of | town of oblast significance of Galich[1] |
| Municipal status (as of December 2011) | |
| Urban okrug | Galich Urban Okrug[2] |
| Administrative center of | Galich Urban Okrug[2] |
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| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
17,346 inhabitants[3] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 19,151 inhabitants[4] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[5] |
| First mentioned | 1234[citation needed] |
| Galich on WikiCommons | |
Galich (Russian: Га́лич) is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, situated on the southern bank of Lake Galichskoye. It is also a minor railroad node of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Population: 17,346 (2010 Census preliminary results);[3] 19,151 (2002 Census);[4] 21,652 (1989 Census).[6]
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[edit] History
The town was first chronicled in 1234 as Grad Mersky (i.e., the town of the Merya). It gradually developed into one of the greatest salt-mining centers of Eastern Europe, eclipsing the Southern town of Halych, from which it takes its name. In the 13th century, the town was ruled by a younger brother of Alexander Nevsky and remained in his line until 1363, when the Muscovites seized the principality and ousted the ruling family to Novgorod.
The 15th and 16th centuries are justly considered the golden age of Galich. At that time the town controlled most of the Russian trade in salt and furs. Dmitry Shemyaka and other local princes pressed their claims to the Muscovite crown, and three of them actually took possession of the Kremlin in the course of the Great Feudal War.
The early medieval earthen ramparts were further fortified in the early 15th and 16th centuries and have since been known as Shemyaka Hills. The Poles burnt it to the ground in 1612, Peter the Great had a wooden kremlin demolished, and the town further declined with the transfer of Russian foreign trade from Arkhangelsk to St. Petersburg.
[edit] Administrative and municipal status
Administratively, it is incorporated as the town of oblast significance of Galich—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] Municipally, the town of oblast significance of Galich is incorporated as Galich Urban Okrug.[2]
[edit] Economy
The Galich Mobile Crane Plant (Russian: ОАО "Галичский автокрановый завод") manufactures some 20% of Russia's entire mobile crane production.
City's industries also manufacture steel barrels, shoes, and clothing. There is a timber mill in town as well.
[edit] Culture
Historic monuments of Galich include various buildings from the imperial period of Russian history. Particularly noteworthy is the Paisiev Monastery, founded in the early 14th century and featuring a 16th-century five-domed cathedral and a three-domed church from 1642.
The patron saints of Galich are Venerable Jacob of Galich, Venerable Jacob of Zhelezny Borok (Yakov Zheleznoborovsky), Venerable Macarius of Unzha, Venerable Paisius of Galich, St. Philip the Metropolitan of Moscow, Venerable Gregory of Vologda, Venerable Cyril of Novo-Ozero, St. Jonah Metropolitan of Moscow, Venerable Abraham of Gorodets, Holy Martyr Peter of Rodniki, Holy Martyr Alexander (Alexander Ivanovich Zarnitsyn).
Since 2004, Galich hosts the annual short film festival "Russia's Family" (Russian: Семья России, Semya Rossii), whose stated goals are "to aid spiritual and moral healing of Russian society and to promote traditional family values".
[edit] Infrastructure
- 350-meter (1,150 ft) tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting
[edit] References
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c d Law #112-4-ZKO
- ^ a b c Law #237-ZKO
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (May 21, 2004). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
[edit] Sources
- Костромская областная Дума. Закон №112-4-ЗКО от 9 февраля 2007 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Костромской области», в ред. Закона №42-5-ЗКО от 28 февраля 2011 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Костромской области "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Костромской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "СП — нормативные документы", №10(70), 28 февраля 2007 г. (Kostroma Oblast Duma. Law #112-4-ZKO of February 9, 2007 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kostroma Oblast, as amended by the Law #42-5-ZKO of February 28, 2011 On Amending the Law of Kostroma Oblast "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Kostroma Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
- Костромская областная Дума. Закон №237-ЗКО от 30 декабря 2004 г. «Об установлении границ муниципальных образований в Костромской области и наделении их статусом», в ред. Закона №177-5-ЗКО от 29 декабря 2011 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Костромской области "Об установлении границ муниципальных образований в Костромской области и наделении их статусом"». Вступил в силу по истечении 10 дней со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Северная Правда" ("Документы: СпецВыпуск"), №8, 26 января 2005 г. (Kostroma Oblast Duma. Law #237-ZKO of December 30, 2004 On the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them Statuses, as amended by the Law #177-5-ZKO of December 29, 2011 On Amending the Law of Kostroma Oblast "On the Establishment of the Borders of the Municipal Formations and on Granting Them Statuses". Effective as of after 10 days following the official publication date.).
[edit] External links
- Official website of Galich (Russian)
- Unofficial website of Galich (Russian)
- Galich city portal (Russian)
- Semya Rossii Film Festival (Russian)
- Galich Mobile Crane Plant (Russian)
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