Maloyaroslavets

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 * name                   = Maloyaroslavets
 * native_name            = Малоярославец
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 * subdivision_name2      = Maloyarovlavets Rayon
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 * established_date       = 1402
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 * postal_code            = 249091, 249096
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 * website                = http://www.mjar.ru
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Maloyaroslavets (Малояросла́вец) is a town and the administrative center of Maloyaroslavetsky District of Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Luzha River (Oka's basin), 121 km southwest of Moscow and 61 km northeast of Kaluga.

History
Maloyaroslavets was founded in the late 14th century by Vladimir the Bold and named Yaroslavets after his son Yaroslav. In 1485, the town was annexed by the Grand Principality of Moscow and renamed Maloyaroslavets to distinguish it from Yaroslavl. During the French invasion of Russia, the Battle of Maloyaroslavets took place near this town on October 12 (24) of 1812. The battle was commemorated by a roomy cathedral built at the Black Island (Chyornoostrovsky) Convent of Maloyaroslavets by 1843.

A number of fierce battles were also fought near Maloyaroslavets during the Battle of Moscow in 1941–1942. The town was captured by the German Army on October 18, 1941 and liberated by the Red Army on January 2, 1942.

Sister cities
Maloyaroslavets is twinned with:


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