Bryansk
| Bryansk (English) Брянск (Russian) |
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.svg) Location of Bryansk Oblast in Russia |
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| Anthem | none |
| City Day | September 17 |
| Administrative status (as of November 2012) | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Bryansk Oblast |
| Administratively subordinated to | Bryansky Urban Administrative Okrug (city of oblast significance) |
| Administrative center of | Bryansk Oblast, Bryansky Urban Administrative Okrug |
| Municipal status (as of February 2014) | |
| Urban okrug | Bryansk Urban Okrug |
| Administrative center of | Bryansk Urban Okrug |
| Head | Alexander Khlimankov |
| Representative body | Council of People's Deputies |
| Statistics | |
| Population (2010 Census) | 415,721 inhabitants |
| - Rank in 2010 | 41st |
| Population (January 2015 est.) | 426,225 inhabitants |
| Time zone | MSK (UTC+03:00) |
| Founded | 985 or 1146 |
| Postal code(s) | 241000–241002, 241004, 241006, 241007, 241010–241025, 241027–241031, 241033, 241035–241041, 241044, 241044, 241047, 241050, 241890, 241899, 241960–241967, 241970, 241980–241983, 241985, 241988, 241991 |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 4832 |
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Bryansk (Russian: Брянск; IPA: [brʲansk]) is a city and the administrative center of Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located 379 kilometers (235 mi) southwest of Moscow. Population: 415,721 (2010 Census);431,526 (2002 Census);452,160 (1989 Census).
The first written mention of Bryansk was in 1146, in the Hypatian Codex, as Debryansk (appears variously as Дъбряньск, Дьбряньск, and in other spellings). Its name is derived from "дъбръ", a Slavic word for "ditch", "lowland", or "dense woodland"; the area was known for its dense woods, of which very little remains today. Local authorities and archaeologists, however, believe that the town had existed as early as 985 as a fortified settlement on the right bank of the Desna River.
Bryansk remained poorly attested until the Mongol invasion of Rus'. It was the northernmost of the Severian cities in the possession of the Chernigov Rurikids. After Mikhail of Chernigov was murdered by the Mongols and his capital was destroyed, his son moved his seat to Bryansk. In 1310, when the Mongols sacked the town again, it belonged to the Principality of Smolensk.
Algirdas of Lithuania acquired Bryansk through inheritance in 1356 and gave it to his son, Dmitry the Elder. Until the end of the century, the town was contested between Jogaila, Vytautas, Švitrigaila, and Yury of Smolensk.
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