Danilov, Yaroslavl Oblast
town in Danilovsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia
Danilov (Russian: Дани́лов) is a town and the administrative center of Danilovsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. Population: 15,861 (2010 census); 17,245 (2002 census); 18,857 (1989 Soviet census).
History
Danilov was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1592 and was granted town status in 1777.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Danilov serves as the administrative center of Danilovsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Danilovsky District as the town of district significance of Danilov. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Danilov is incorporated within Danilovsky Municipal District as Danilov Urban Settlement.
Economy
There is a cheese producing plant and some other industries.
Transportation
The town stands on the M8 Highway. There is also a major railway station where locomotives are switched from electrification system DC 3 kV to AC 25 kV and vice versa. Railway lines go to Yaroslavl, Vologda, and Buy.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Danilov, Yaroslavl Oblast” is town in Danilovsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Danilov, Yaroslavl and Oblast, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “town in Danilovsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q134770. Authority coordinates are 58.183, 40.183. 2 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002, 1989 and 1592.
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