Millerovo, Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast

For other places with the same name, see Millerovo.

Millerovo (Russian: Ми́ллерово, Ukrainian: Міллерово) is a town and the administrative center of Millerovsky District in Rostov Oblast, Russia, close to the border with Ukraine. Population 36,499 (2010 Census);^[2] 38,498 (2002 Census);^[6] 37,346 (1989 Soviet census).^[7]

Millerovo Миллерово
Town[1]
Coat of arms
Location of Millerovo
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Coordinates: 48°55′N 40°23′E
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Rostov Oblast[1]
Administrative district	Millerovsky District[1]
Urban settlement	Millerovskoye[1]
Founded	1786
Town status since	1926
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[2]
• Total	36,499
Administrative status
• Capital of	Millerovsky District,[1] Millerovskoye Urban Settlement[1]
Municipal status
• Municipal district	Millerovsky Municipal District[3]
• Urban settlement	Millerovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
• Capital of	Millerovsky Municipal District,[3] Millerovskoye Urban Settlement[3]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [4])
Postal code(s)[5]	346130–346132, 346134, 346139
OKTMO ID	60632101001
Website	www.millerovo.name

History

Historical affiliations

 Russian Empire 1786–1917
Russian Republic 1917
Soviet Russia 1918–1922
 Soviet Union 1922–1991
 Russian Federation 1991–present

It was founded in 1786 and named after its founder, the army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller, who set up a farm estate after he received vacant land by the river deep in the Decree of the Empress Catherine the Great on February 14, 1786.^[8] At the end of the 19th century, it became an important railway hub.
Facilities were built to process a large part of agricultural products coming from the areas of the upper Don and Ukraine to send to the central provinces of Russia. It was granted town status in 1926.^[9]

During World War II, in July 1942, an encirclement of Soviet troops by Wehrmacht forces occurred around the town as part of the German Case Blue, resulting in around 50,000 Soviet soldiers being captured.^[10] Conversely, in December 1942 the Soviets encircled retreating German and Italian units under the command of General Hans Kreysing in the city. Millerovo was liberated on January 16, 1942, after the remaining Axis troops broke through the encirclement towards the west.

On 25 February 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Millerovo air base was reportedly hit by a Ukrainian Tochka-U missile. Neither the Ukrainian nor Russian authorities commented on the report.^[11]

Coat of Arms until 2018

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Millerovo serves as the administrative center of Millerovsky District.^[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Millerovsky District as Millerovskoye Urban Settlement.^[1] As a municipal division, this administrative unit also has urban settlement status and is a part of Millerovsky Municipal District.^[3]

Economy

The basis of the town's economy is food grain.

Military

The Millerovo military airfield is located 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) northwest of the town. At the airfield was stationed the headquarters of the 16th Guards Fighter Aviation Division after its withdrawal from Germany in 1993 until 1998. Also until 2009, the 19th Nikopol Guards Fighter Aviation Regiment (19 Gv IAP)—a part of the 51st Air Defense Corps of the 4th Army of Air Force and Air Defense—was stationed there. The regiment was reorganized in 2009 as the 6969th Air Base, a part of the 7th Brigade of Military-Space Defense. MiG-29 fighters of both the former 19th GvIAP and the 31st Fighter Air Regiment, previously disbanded in Zernograd, are located at the airfield.

Notable people

• Mira Żelechower-Aleksiun, Polish painter
• Denis Glushakov, footballer

References

Notes

1. Law #340-ZS
2. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
3. Law #171-ZS
4. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
6. Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
7. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
8. "Краткая историческая справка по г. Миллерово — Миллерово". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
9. "Исторические сведения г. Миллерово". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
10. A. Beevor: Stalingrad. Penguin Books, 1999, p. 78
11. "Russian airfield targeted by Ukrainian forces, geolocated social media video and images show". CNN. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.

Sources

• Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №340-ЗС от 25 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области», в ред. Закона №270-ЗС от 27 ноября 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об административно-территориальном устройстве Ростовской области"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Наше время", №187–190, 28 июля 2005 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #340-ZS of July 28, 2005 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast, as amended by the Law #270-ZS of November 27, 2014 On Amending the Oblast Law "On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Rostov Oblast". Effective as of the official publication date.).
• Законодательное Собрание Ростовской области. Закон №171-ЗС от 22 октября 2004 г. «Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования "Миллеровский район" и муниципальных образований в его составе», в ред. Закона №981-ЗС от 25 октября 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в областной Закон "Об установлении границ и наделении соответствующим статусом муниципального образования "Миллеровский район" и муниципальных образований в его составе"». Вступил в силу с 1 января 2005 г. Опубликован: "Наше время", №№259–260, 28 октября 2004 г. (Legislative Assembly of Rostov Oblast. Law #171-ZS of October 22, 2004 On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of "Millerovsky District" and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #981-ZS of October 25, 2012 On Amending the Oblast Law "On Establishing the Borders and Granting an Appropriate Status to the Municipal Formation of "Millerovsky District" and to the Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of January 1, 2005.).