Petrovskoye, Yaroslavl Oblast

Petrowskoje (Russian Петровское ) is an urban-type settlement and former town in Yaroslavl Oblast (Russia) with 4875 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010 ). It is located in Rajon Rostov, about 20 km southwest of the capital of Rostov and about 180 kilometers northeast of Moscow.

By Petrowskoje the highway M8 and the parallel railway line Moscow Yaroslavl, which is a stretch of the Trans-Siberian Railway runs. The place is connected with the small regional station Petrowsk.

History

The village was first mentioned in writing Petrowskoje to 1207. A further mention, there were records of the late 15th century, where Petrowskoje was mentioned as a possession of Rostov metropolitans. To the beginning of the 18th century the village had around 230 inhabitants.

In the course of administrative reform in the Russian Empire late 18th century, the city was placed under the Yaroslavl province and was the Petrowsk city status. At the same time also has its own coat of arms of Petrowsk was developed, which greatly anknüpft with the picture of a bear with an ax at the crest of the provincial capital of Yaroslavl. 1783 was built the Peter and Paul's Church in the center of Petrowsk until today one of the most recognizable structures in place with a belfry, which houses a product manufactured in Buckinghamshire movement.

Although the railway line from Moscow to Yaroslavl was moved by Petrowsk in the 1870s, it lost its city status in 1925. Petrowskoje Since 1943 is officially an urban-type settlement.

Demographics

Note: Census data

Economy

The main businesses of the town are located in the building materials industry, agriculture and wood processing.