Michurinsk, Tambov Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia
🇷🇺 Michurinsk (Мичу́ринск) is the second most populous town in Tambov Oblast, Russia.
History Originally known as Kozlov (Козло́в), it was founded in 1635 at the northern end of the emerging Belgorod Line, a frontier defense line. A 25-kilometer (16 mi) earthen wall was built eastward across the open steppe effectively blocking the Nogai Trail, a Tatar raiding route. The success of this line led to the building of further lines further south. The settlement was granted town status in 1779.
The town was renamed Michurinsk in 1932 after the biologist Ivan Michurin, who had developed a genetic laboratory and agricultural testing fields in the Tambov region, dedicated to pomology (the study of fruit growing) and selection.
Geography: Administrative status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Michurinsk serves as the administrative centre of Michurinsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Michurinsk—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Michurinsk is incorporated as Michurinsk Urban Okrug.
Military The town is home to Michurinsk air base.
Europe/Moscow/Tambov_Oblast
Michurinsk has a population of over 98,758 people. Michurinsk also forms one of the centres of the wider Tambov Oblast which has a population of over 1,091,994 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Michurinsk has links with:
🇺🇦 Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine 🇩🇪 Münster, Germany 🇧🇬 Smolyan, Bulgaria🇷🇺 Arkhangelsk 40.515
🇷🇺 Gus-Khrustalny 40.66
Locations Near: Michurinsk 40.4833,52.8833
🇷🇺 Lipetsk 39.598,52.606 d: 67.1
🇷🇺 Tambov 41.449,52.721 d: 67.4
🇷🇺 Voronezh 39.202,51.661 d: 161.5
🇷🇺 Ryazan 39.744,54.63 d: 200.2
🇷🇺 Yelets 38.488,52.593 d: 138.1
🇷🇺 Borisoglebsk 42.083,51.367 d: 200.9
🇷🇺 Novomoskovsk 38.217,54.083 d: 200.7
🇷🇺 Gus-Khrustalny 40.66,55.607 d: 303.1
Antipodal to: Michurinsk -139.517,-52.883
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15988.6
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 15358.9
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 14920.7
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 14825.9
🇨🇱 Port Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 15017
🇨🇱 Puerto Montt -72.933,-41.467 d: 15017
🇨🇱 Valdivia -73.233,-39.8 d: 14920
🇨🇱 Coyhaique -72.067,-45.567 d: 15234.2
🇨🇱 San Pedro de la Paz -73.1,-36.833 d: 14696.1