Roslavl

Roslavl (Russian: Ро́славль, Polish: Rosław) is a town and the administrative center of Roslavlsky District in Smolensk Oblast, Russia. It is a road and rail junction and a market town. Population: 54,900 (2010 Census); 57,701 (2002 Census); 60,470 (1989 Census).

History

Principality of Smolensk 1137–1408
Grand Duchy of Lithuania 1408–1508
Grand Duchy of Moscow 1508–1547
Tsardom of Russia 1547–1618
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1618–1667
Tsardom of Russia 1667–1721
Russian Empire 1721–1917
Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1919–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
Russian Federation 1991–present

It was founded in 1137 by the Smolensk prince Rostislav Mstislavitch, hence the name. Roslavl was chartered under Lithuanian rule in 1408. Under Polish rule Roslavl was part of the Smolensk Voivodeship. In the 1667 truce of Andrusovo the town was ceded from Poland to Russia. During World War II, the town was occupied by the German Army from August 3, 1941 to September 25, 1943.

Administrative and municipal status