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Dmitrov

Dmitrov () is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to the north of Moscow on the Yakhroma River and the Moscow Canal. Population:

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Dmitrov is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, situated north of Moscow along the Yakhroma River and Moscow Canal, serving as the administrative center for Dmitrovsky District. It is a regional administrative hub in the Moscow metropolitan area.

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Russian inhabited locality.en_name: Dmitrov
Russian inhabited locality.ru_name: Дмитров
Russian inhabited locality.image_skyline: Аверьянова 1-131мм-3995-р.jpg
Russian inhabited locality.map_label_position: bottom
Russian inhabited locality.image_coa: Coat_of_Arms_Dmitrov.png
Russian inhabited locality.image_flag: Flag of Dmitrov (Moscow oblast).png
Russian inhabited locality.federal_subject: Moscow Oblast
Russian inhabited locality.adm_district_jur: Dmitrovsky District
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_jur: Dmitrov
Russian inhabited locality.adm_selsoviet_type: Town
Russian inhabited locality.adm_ctr_of1: Dmitrovsky District

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History
Administrative and municipal status
Transportation
Miscellaneous
Twin towns – sister cities
Notable people
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Dmitrov () is a town and the administrative center of Dmitrovsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located to the north of Moscow on the Yakhroma River and the Moscow Canal. Population:

==History== left|thumb|Nikolskye gates in Dmitrov kremlin thumb|left|The Cathedral of Sts. Boris and Gleb Dmitrov is one of the oldest urban areas in Moscow Oblast. The town was originally founded by Yury Dolgoruky in 1154, where his son Vsevolod was born. Its name is explained by the fact that Vsevolod's patron saint was St. Demetrius.