Borovsk
title: "Borovsk" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-kaluga-oblast", "borovsky-uyezd", "rus'-towns"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borovsk" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian town"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Borovsk |
| ru_name | Боровск |
| image_skyline | Borovsk.jpg |
| image_caption | View of Borovsk |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | bottom |
| image_coa | Borovsk COA (Kaluga Governorate) (1777).png |
| image_flag | Flag of Borovsk (Kaluga oblast).png |
| federal_subject | Kaluga Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_district_jur | Borovsky District |
| adm_district_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of | Borovsky District |
| adm_ctr_of_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| mun_district_jur | Borovsky Municipal District |
| mun_district_jur_ref | |
| urban_settlement_jur | Borovsk Urban Settlement |
| urban_settlement_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of1 | Borovsky Municipal District |
| mun_admctr_of1_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of2 | Borovsk Urban Settlement |
| mun_admctr_of2_ref | |
| leader_title | Head |
| leader_name | Mikhail Klimov (acting) |
| pop_2010census | 12283 |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| established_date | 1356 |
| established_date_ref | |
| postal_codes | 249010 |
| dialing_codes | 48438 |
| website | http://www.borovsk.org/ |
| :: |
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History
It is known to have existed since 1356 as a part of the Principality of Ryazan. In the 14th century, it was owned by Vladimir the Bold, but passed to the Grand Duchy of Moscow when his granddaughter Maria of Borovsk married Vasily II. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Borovsk1.jpg" caption="Borovsk Monastery of St. Paphnutius"] ::
In 1444, the St. Paphnutius Monastery was founded near Borovsk. Its strong walls, towers, and a massive cathedral survive from the reign of Boris Godunov. Two famous Old Believers—archpriest Avvakum Petrovich and boyarynya Feodosiya Morozova—were incarcerated at this monastery in the second half of the 17th century. The town was liberated by the Red Army on January 4, 1942. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Borovsk_Convent_Panorama.jpeg" caption="The Monastery today"] ::
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Borovsk serves as the administrative center of Borovsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Borovsk is incorporated within Borovsky Municipal District as Borovsk Urban Settlement.
Culture
Among the monuments of Borovsk are the oldest wooden church in the region (the 17th century) and a museum of Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who lived and worked there as a teacher in 1880–1891. Borovsk has recently been known for painted façades of its down-town buildings, resulting from a work of one local painter.
Sights
- Pafnutyevo-Borovsky monastery, an ensemble of architectural monuments of the 16th-17th centuries.{{cite web |author = Kamalakaran, A. |url = https://www.rbth.com/travel/tours/away/2016/07/29/4-orthodox-monasteries-to-visit-near-moscow_616205 |title = 4 Orthodox monasteries to visit near Moscow |publisher = Russia Beyond the Headlines |access-date = 2020-01-29
- Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin
- Apartment Museum Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
- Gallery of wall paintings created by self-taught artist Vladimir Ovchinnikov
- Monument to Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
- Chapel-monument to the alleged place of detention and the death of Boyar Morozova
References
Notes
Sources
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- (2003). "Энциклопедия Города России". Большая Российская Энциклопедия.
- {{OKATO reference. 29 206
- Law #7-OZ
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