Petrovskoye, Yaroslavl Oblast
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Petrovskoye (Russian: Петро́вское) is an urban-type settlement in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, situated on a major highway leading from Moscow to the Russian North, about halfway between the towns of Rostov and Pereslavl-Zalessky. Population: 5,438 (2002 Census); 5,635 (1989 Census).
The village Petrovskoye was first mentioned in a chronicle at 1207. It was granted a town status and renamed Petrovsk in 1777. By the mid-20th century the settlement declined, was demoted to village and renamed Petrovskoye. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1943[citation needed].
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