Yasnogorsk, Tula Oblast
town in Yasnogorsky District, Tula Oblast, Russia
Yasnogorsk (Russian: Ясного́рск) is a town and the administrative center of Yasnogorsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia, located on the Vashana River (Oka's tributary), 35 kilometers (22 mi) north of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 16,795 (2010 census); 18,588 (2002 census); 21,292 (1989 Soviet census).
History
The village of Laptevo (Ла́птево) has been known since 1578–1579. It was granted urban-type settlement status in 1938 and town status in 1958. It was given its present name in 1965.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yasnogorsk serves as the administrative center of Yasnogorsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Yasnogorsky District as Yasnogorsk Town Under District Jurisdiction. As a municipal division, Yasnogorsk Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Yasnogorsky Municipal District as Yasnogorsk Urban Settlement.
Local government
Local self-government is based on the charter adopted at a local referendum on 23 March 1997.
The structure of local government bodies of the city of Yasnogorsk is:
the representative body of the municipal formation is the Assembly of Deputies of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk";
the highest elected official of the municipal formation is the head of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk";
the executive and administrative body of the municipal formation is the administration of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk";
the control body of the municipal formation is the audit commission of the municipal formation "City of Yasnogorsk".
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Yasnogorsk, Tula Oblast” is town in Yasnogorsky District, Tula Oblast, Russia. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Yasnogorsk, Tula and Oblast, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q199016. Authority coordinates are 54.479, 37.693. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2010, 2002, 1989 and 1578.
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