Klintsy

Klintsy Клинцы
Town[1]
Klintsy
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Klintsy
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Coordinates: 52°45′N 32°14′E / 52.750°N 32.233°E / 52.750; 32.233
Country	Russia
Federal subject	Bryansk Oblast[2]
Founded	1707
Area
• Total	63.2 km2 (24.4 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population  (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	62,510
• Rank	256th in 2010
• Density	990/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Administrative status
• Subordinated to	Klintsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug (town of oblast significance)[2]
• Capital of	Klintsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug,[2] Klintsovsky District[1]
Municipal status
• Urban okrug	Klintsy Urban Okrug[4]
• Capital of	Klintsy Urban Okrug,[4] Klintsovsky Municipal District[4]
Time zone	UTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]	243140–243146
OKTMO ID	15715000001

Klintsy (Russian: Клинцы́) is a town in Bryansk Oblast, Russia, located on the Turosna River, 164 kilometers (102 miles) southwest of Bryansk. Population: 63,059 (2021 Census);^[7] 62,510 (2010 Census);^[3] 67,325 (2002 Census);^[8] 71,161 (1989 Soviet census);^[9] 60,000 (1972).

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Klintsy serves as the administrative center of Klintsovsky District,^[1] even though it is not a part of it.^[2] As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated separately as Klintsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.^[1] As a municipal division, Klintsovsky Urban Administrative Okrug is incorporated as Klintsy Urban Okrug.^[2]

Klintsy Sloboda was founded in 1707 by peasants-Old Believers, and is named after the last names of the first settlers (Klinets) in the plural.

In 1782 Klintsy was founded in a part of Surazh district. There were companies printing predominantly Old Believers liturgical books. The development of the printing industry contributed to higher literacy Klintsov population.

In 1782–1796 was Klintsy part of the Novgorod-Seversky governorship, and in 1796–1802 part of the Little Russia province. On February 27, 1802 posad Klintsy became part of Chernigov province, Surazh district.

Since the 1830s textile industries were developed which gradually became the most important industry of the city. By the end of the 19th century there was concentrated more than 90% of the textile industry of Chernigov. The city became known as the "Manchester of Chernigov province".

In 1918 in accordance with Treaty of Brest-Litovsk the city was a part of the Ukrainian People's Republic, Chernigov province, Surazh district. On July 11, 1919, as part of the Gomel province of the RSFSR, Surazh district. Since 1921 Klintsy became a district center in a part of the Gomel Voblast.

On 19 October 1937 the city of Klintsy became part of Oryol Oblast, and since July 5, 1944 is part of the Bryansk Oblast.^{[citation needed]}

During World War II the city was occupied by German troops from August 20, 1941 to September 25, 1943. Consequently, the Jewish population, which constituted about one-fifth of the population at the start of the 20th century, was massacred. More than 3000 Jews were murdered by a mobile squad of Einsatzgruppen in the outskirts of the village.^[10]

The city was moderately affected by fallout from the Chernobyl accident in 1986.

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, a Ukrainian drone strike caused a fire that affected four large storage tanks at an oil depot 60 km from the Ukrainian border, collectively holding 6,000 m³ (1,600,000 US gal) of oil.^[11]

A famous native of Klintsy is Evgeny Belyaev (1926–1994) of the Alexandrov Ensemble. A children's music school in Klintsy is named after him, and a bust of him has been placed in the town.^[12] It is also the birthplace of the artist Jacob Kramer, who later emigrated to England to escape anti-semitic persecution.^[13]

Klintsy is twinned with:

• Kyustendil, Bulgaria

• Брянская областная Дума. Закон №13-З от 5 июня 1997 г. «Об административно-территориальном устройстве Брянской области», в ред. Закона №4-З от 5 февраля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Брянской области». Опубликован: "Брянский рабочий", №119, 24 июня 1997 г. (Bryansk Oblast Duma. Law #13-Z of June 5, 1997 On the Administrative-Territorial Structure of Bryansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #4-Z of February 5, 2014 On Amending Various Legislative Acts of Bryansk Oblast. ).
• Брянская областная Дума. Закон №69-З от 2 ноября 2012 г. «Об образовании городских административных округов, поселковых административных округов, сельских административных округов, установлении границ, наименований и административных центров административных округов в Брянской области». Вступил в силу 1 января 2013 г. Опубликован: Информационный бюллетень "Официальная Брянщина", №16, 6 ноября 2012 г.. (Bryansk Oblast Duma. Law #69-Z of November 2, 2002 On the Establishment of Urban Administrative Okrugs, Settlement Administrative Okrugs, Rural Administrative Okrugs, on Establishing Borders, Names, and Administrative Centers of the Administrative Okrugs of Bryansk Oblast. Effective as of January 1, 2013.).
• Брянская областная Дума. Закон №3-З от 9 марта 2005 г. «О наделении муниципальных образований статусом статусом городского округа, муниципального района, гор��дского поселения, сельского поселения и установлении границ муниципальных образований в Брянской области», в ред. Закона №75-З от 28 сентября 2015 г. «Об изменении статуса населённого пункта посёлок Красный Ятвиж Клетнянского района Брянской области». Вступил в силу через 10 дней после официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Брянская неделя", №13, 8 апреля 2005 г. (Bryansk Oblast Duma. Law #3-Z of March 9, 2005 On Granting the Municipal Formations the Status of Urban Okrug, Municipal District, Urban Settlement, Rural Settlement and on Establishing the Borders of the Municipal Formations of Bryansk Oblast, as amended by the Law #75-Z of September 28, 2015 On Changing the Status of the Inhabited Locality the Settlement of Krasny Yatvizh in Kletnyansky District of Bryansk Oblast. Effective as of the day which is 10 days after the official publication.).

• The murder of the Jews of Klintsy during World War II, at Yad Vashem website.