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'''Borovsk''' ({{langx|ru|Бо́ровск}}) is a [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] and the [[administrative center]] of [[Borovsky District]] of [[Kaluga Oblast]], [[Russia]], located on the [[Protva River]] just south from the [[oblast]]'s border with [[Moscow Oblast]]. Population: {{ru-census|p2021=12598|p2010=12,283|p2002=11,917|p1989=13,405|;}} 12,000 (1969).

==History==
It is known to have existed since 1356<ref name="gr">{{cite book|title=Энциклопедия Города России|year=2003|publisher=Большая Российская Энциклопедия|location=Moscow|isbn=5-7107-7399-9|page=52}}</ref> as a part of the [[Principality of Ryazan]]. In the 14th century, it was owned by [[Vladimir the Bold]], but passed to the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]] when his granddaughter Maria of Borovsk married [[Vasily II of Moscow|Vasily&nbsp;II]].
[[File:Borovsk1.jpg|thumb|left|Borovsk Monastery of St.&nbsp;Paphnutius]]

In 1444, the St.&nbsp;Paphnutius Monastery was founded near Borovsk. Its strong walls, towers, and a massive cathedral survive from the reign of [[Boris Godunov]]. Two famous [[Old Believers]]—archpriest [[Avvakum|Avvakum Petrovich]] and [[boyar]]ynya [[Feodosiya Morozova]]—were incarcerated at this monastery in the second half of the 17th century. The town was liberated by the Red Army on January 4, 1942.
[[File:Borovsk Convent Panorama.jpeg|thumb|left|The Monastery today]]

==Administrative and municipal status==
Within the [[subdivisions of Russia#Administrative divisions|framework of administrative divisions]], Borovsk serves as the [[administrative center]] of [[Borovsky District]], to which it is directly subordinated.<ref name="OKATO">{{OKATO reference|29 206}}</ref> As a [[subdivisions of Russia#Municipal divisions|municipal division]], the [[types of inhabited localities in Russia|town]] of Borovsk is incorporated within Borovsky Municipal District as '''Borovsk Urban Settlement'''.<ref name="Ref274">Law #7-OZ</ref>

==Culture==
Among the monuments of Borovsk are the oldest wooden church in the region (the 17th century) and a museum of [[Konstantin Tsiolkovsky]], who lived and worked there as a teacher in 1880–1891. Borovsk has recently been known for painted façades of its down-town buildings, resulting from a work of [[Vladimir Ovchinnikov (graffiti artist)|one local painter]].
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== Sights ==
* Pafnutyevo-Borovsky monastery, an ensemble of architectural monuments of the 16th-17th centuries.<ref>{{cite web
 |author      = Kamalakaran, A.
 |url         = https://www.rbth.com/travel/tours/away/2016/07/29/4-orthodox-monasteries-to-visit-near-moscow_616205
 |title       = 4 Orthodox monasteries to visit near Moscow
 |publisher   = Russia Beyond the Headlines
 |access-date  = 2020-01-29
}}</ref>
* [[:ru:Покровская церковь (Высокое)|Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin]]
* Apartment Museum [[Konstantin Tsiolkovsky]]
* Gallery of wall paintings created by self-taught artist [[Vladimir Ovchinnikov (graffiti artist)|Vladimir Ovchinnikov]]
* Monument to [[Konstantin Tsiolkovsky]]
* Chapel-monument to the alleged place of detention and the death of [[:ru:Боярыня Морозова|Boyar Morozova]]

==References==
===Notes===
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===Sources===
*{{RussiaAdmMunRef|klu|mun|list3}}

==External links==
*{{Commonscatinline}}
*{{Official|http://www.borovsk.org/ }} {{in lang|ru}}
*[https://borovsk.jsprav.ru/ Borovsk Business Directory] {{in lang|ru}}
*[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Borovsk Photos from Borovsk]
*[http://www.borovskold.ru/ History of Borovsk]

{{Kaluga Oblast}}
{{Historical places of the former Grand Duchy of Moscow}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast]]
[[Category:Borovsky Uyezd]]
[[Category:Rus' towns]]