Petrovskoye
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Urban locality (a work settlement) in Rostovsky District of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, situated on a major highway leading from Moscow to the Russian North, about halfway between the towns of Rostov and Pereslavl-Zalessky. Population: 4,875 (2010 Census).
It was first mentioned in a chronicle at 1207. It was granted a town status and renamed Petrovsk in 1777. By the mid-20th century the settlement declined, was demoted in status to that of a rural locality and renamed Petrovskoye. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1943.
It was first mentioned in a chronicle at 1207. It was granted a town status and renamed Petrovsk in 1777. By the mid-20th century the settlement declined, was demoted in status to that of a rural locality and renamed Petrovskoye. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1943.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrovskoye,_Yaroslavl_Oblast
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Coordinates: 57°0'38"N 39°16'12"E
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- Zaprudnya 125 km
- Melekhovo 146 km
- Krasnaya Gorbatka 194 km
- Maksatikha 224 km
- Sheksna 253 km
- Kaduy 277 km
- Sazonovo 335 km
- Khvoynaya 354 km
- Konosha 447 km
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