Mglin
Encyclopedia
Mglin is a town in Mglinsky District
of Bryansk Oblast
, Russia
, located on the Sudynka River 167 kilometres (103.8 mi) west of Bryansk
. Population:
Mglin was first mentioned in 1389, though the settlement it was built on had existed since the 12th century. Its main landmark is the Assumption Cathedral (1815-30, Neoclassicism).
Ethnically, it is mixed town. Ukrainians
, Belorussians, and Russians
live here.
Mglinsky District
Mglinsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 27 in Bryansk Oblast, Russia. Its administrative center is the town of Mglin. Population: 22,551 ; Population of Mglin accounts for 40.7% of the district's population....
of Bryansk Oblast
Bryansk Oblast
Bryansk Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Bryansk. Population: 1,278,087 .-History:...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Sudynka River 167 kilometres (103.8 mi) west of Bryansk
Bryansk
Bryansk is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located southwest of Moscow. Population: -History:The first written mention of Bryansk was in 1146, in the Hypatian Codex, as Debryansk...
. Population:
Mglin was first mentioned in 1389, though the settlement it was built on had existed since the 12th century. Its main landmark is the Assumption Cathedral (1815-30, Neoclassicism).
Ethnically, it is mixed town. Ukrainians
Ukrainians
Ukrainians are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Ukraine, which is the sixth-largest nation in Europe. The Constitution of Ukraine applies the term 'Ukrainians' to all its citizens...
, Belorussians, and Russians
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
live here.