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Town in Oryol Oblast, Russia

Town in Oryol Oblast, Russia

Novosil Новосиль Town[1] Flag Coat of arms Interactive map of Novosil Novosil Location of Novosil Show map of Russia Novosil Novosil (Oryol Oblast) Show map of Oryol Oblast Coordinates: 52°58′N 37°03′E / 52.967°N 37.050°E / 52.967; 37.050 Country Russia Federal subject Oryol Oblast[1] Administrative district Novosilsky District[1] Town of district significanceSelsoviet Novosil[1] First mentioned 1155 Town status since 1777 Elevation 220 m (720 ft) Population (2010 Census)[2] • Total 3,658 • Estimate (2025)[3] 2,847 (−22.2%) Administrative status • Capital of Novosilsky District,[1] town of district significance of Novosil[1] Municipal status • Municipal district Novosilsky Municipal District[4] • Urban settlement Novosil Urban Settlement[4] • Capital of Novosilsky Municipal District,[4] Novosil Urban Settlement[5] Time zone UTC+3 (MSK [6]) Postal code[7] 303500 OKTMO ID 54643101001

**Novosil** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Новоси́ль) is a [town](/source/Types_of_inhabited_localities_in_Russia) and the [administrative center](/source/Administrative_center) of [Novosilsky District](/source/Novosilsky_District) in [Oryol Oblast](/source/Oryol_Oblast), [Russia](/source/Russia), located on the right bank of the [Zusha River](/source/Zusha_River) 70 kilometers (43 mi) east of [Oryol](/source/Oryol), the administrative center of the [oblast](/source/Oblast). Population: 3,658 ([2010 census](/source/2010_Russian_census));[2] 4,017 ([2002 census](/source/2002_Russian_census));[8] 4,198 ([1989 Soviet census](/source/1989_Soviet_census)).[9]

## History

Coat of arms of Novosilsky family (1836), an old [Russian nobility](/source/Russian_nobility) claiming descent from [Rurik dynasty](/source/Rurik_dynasty)

It was first mentioned in 1155 as a fortress called *Itil* and was the seat of the [Olgovichi branch](/source/Olgovichi) of the [Rurik dynasty](/source/Rurik_dynasty) during the [Middle Ages](/source/Middle_Ages).[10] Town rights were granted to Novosil in 1777.[11] During [World War II](/source/World_War_II), Novosil was occupied by the [German Army](/source/Wehrmacht) from November 13 to December 27, 1941.

## Administrative and municipal status

Within the [framework of administrative divisions](/source/Subdivisions_of_Russia#Administrative_divisions), Novosil serves as the [administrative center](/source/Administrative_center) of [Novosilsky District](/source/Novosilsky_District).[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Novosilsky District as the **[town of district significance](/source/Town_of_district_significance) of Novosil**.[1] As a [municipal division](/source/Subdivisions_of_Russia#Municipal_divisions), the town of district significance of Novosil is incorporated within Novosilsky Municipal District as **Novosil Urban Settlement**.[4]

## Notable people

- [Maya Dmitrievna Koveshnikova](/source/Maya_Dmitrievna_Koveshnikova) (1926–2013), landscape painter

- [Slava Polunin](/source/Slava_Polunin) (born 1950), performance artist

## References

### Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OryolO_adm_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OryolO_adm_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-OryolO_adm_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-OryolO_adm_1-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-OryolO_adm_1-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-OryolO_adm_1-5) [***g***](#cite_ref-OryolO_adm_1-6) [***h***](#cite_ref-OryolO_adm_1-7) Law #522-OZ

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-2010Census_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-2010Census_2-1) Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). [Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1](http://www.gks.ru/free_doc/new_site/perepis2010/croc/perepis_itogi1612.htm) [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). [Federal State Statistics Service](/source/Federal_State_Statistics_Service_(Russia)).

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-wikidata-fd993a9c13bb7891b0137df5bf8563b664d8d6a7-v20_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-wikidata-fd993a9c13bb7891b0137df5bf8563b664d8d6a7-v20_3-1) [*Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2025 года*](https://web.archive.org/web/20260426040307/https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/%D0%A1hisl_MO_01-01-2025.xlsx) (in Russian), Moscow: [Federal State Statistics Service](/source/Federal_State_Statistics_Service), April 25, 2025, [Wikidata](/source/WDQ_(identifier)) [Q133797648](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133797648), archived from [the original](https://rosstat.gov.ru/storage/mediabank/%D0%A1hisl_MO_01-01-2025.xlsx) on April 26, 2026

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OryolONovosilskyD_mun_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OryolONovosilskyD_mun_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-OryolONovosilskyD_mun_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-OryolONovosilskyD_mun_4-3) Law #425-OZ

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OKTMO_5-0)** Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 54 643 101». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 *[Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations](/source/OKTMO). Code 54 643 101*. ).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-vremeni_6-0)** ["Об исчислении времени"](http://pravo.gov.ru/proxy/ips/?docbody=&prevDoc=102483854&backlink=1&&nd=102148085). *Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации* (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PostalCode_7-0)** Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (*Russian Post*). [Поиск объектов почтовой связи](http://vinfo.russianpost.ru/servlet/department) (*Postal Objects Search*) (in Russian)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-PopCensus_8-0)** [Federal State Statistics Service](/source/Federal_State_Statistics_Service_(Russia)) (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](http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls) [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).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Census1989_9-0)** [Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров](http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php) [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*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** [Rurikids 5](http://w.genealogy.euweb.cz/russia/rurik5.html#OS)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Novosil Search results"](https://sanstv.ru/dict/%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BB). *sanstv.ru* (in Russian).

### Sources

- Орловский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №522-ОЗ от 6 июля 2005 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Орловской области», в ред. Закона №1187-ОЗ от 1 апреля 2011 г «О внесении изменений в законодательные акты Орловской области». Вступил в силу с момента официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Орловская правда", №116, 13 июля 2005 г. (Oryol Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #522-OZ of July 6, 2005 *On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Oryol Oblast*, as amended by the Law #1187-OZ of April 1, 2011 *On Amending the Legislative Acts of Oryol Oblast*. Effective as of the moment of the official publication.).

- Орловский областной Совет народных депутатов. Закон №425-ОЗ от 3 сентября 2004 г. «О статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований на территории Новосильского района Орловской области», в ред. Закона №1109-ОЗ от 3 сентября 2010 г. «О внесении изменений в некоторые законодательные акты Орловской области о статусе, границах и административных центрах муниципальных образований». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Орловская правда", №166, 15 сентября 2004 г. (Oryol Oblast Council of People's Deputies. Law #425-OZ of September 3, 2004 *On the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations on the Territory of Novosilsky District of Oryol Oblast*, as amended by the Law #1109-OZ of September 3, 2010 *On Amending the Various Legislative Acts of Oryol Oblast on the Status, Borders, and Administrative Centers of the Municipal Formations*. Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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