Mytishchi

Mytishchi () is a ceety an the admeenistrative center o Mytishchinsky Destrict o Moscow Oblast, Roushie, that lees tae the northeast o Roushie's caipital Moscow, on the Yauza River an the Moscow–Yaroslavl railwey. Population: 173,160 (2010 Census); 159,900 (2002 Census);  125,000 (1973); 60,000 (1939).

Mytishchi is famous for its aqueduct, biggit in the 18t century bi order o Catherine the Great. It wis the first watter supply constructit in Roushie tae provide the Kremlin wi pure watter.

The ceety is the oblast's lairgest centre for industry (machine biggin, airms industry in pairticular) an eddication.

History
The first dounset o auncient fowk (hunters an fishermen) is datit tae the 6t–8t millennia BCE, i.e. in the late Stone Age. In the 8t–9t centuries, first Slavic tribes (Vyatichs an Krivichs) began settlin here. In an aroon the Mytishchi destrict aboot a dozen o siclike settlements (11t–13t centuries) are kent.

The dounset o Mytishchi haes been kent syne 1460, syne the 19t century as Bolshiye Mytishchi (). The history o the veelage is close linkit tae the Yauzsky port. Mytishchi wis an important place on the tred ship route. Throuch this site commercial ships haed been hauled athort on wheels, rollers, or skids frae the Yauza River tae the Klyazma River. Merchants haed tae pey a duty for this. The dounset got its name thanks tae the duty, that haed been kent as myt ().

In the middle o the 19t century, the population o the veelage wis 389.  Toun status wis grantit in 1925.

Twin ceeties
 Chernihiv, Ukraine
 Nymburk, Czech Republic
 Gabrovo, Bulgarie
 Panevėžys, Lithuanie
 Płock, Poland
 Lecco, Lombardy, Italy

References

Freemit airtins
Offeecial wabsteid o Mytishchi  
Wanoffeecial wabsteid o Mytishchi  

Category:Ceeties an touns in Moscow Oblast