Mytishchi


Mytishchi is a city and the administrative center of Mytishchinsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which lies to the northeast of Russia's capital Moscow, on the Yauza River and the Moscow–Yaroslavl railway. Population: 173,160.

Climate

Mytishchi has humid continental climate, same as Moscow, but usually few degrees colder due to significantly lesser impact of urban heat island. The city features long, cold winters, and short, warm to hot summers.
The first settlement of ancient hunters and fishermen in this location is dated to the 6th–8th millennia BCE, i.e. in the late Stone Age. In the 8th–9th centuries, first Slavic tribes began settling here. In and around Mytishchinsky District about a dozen of such settlements from the 11th–13th centuries have been discovered.
The modern settlement has been known since 1460 and since the 19th century it has been known as Bolshiye Mytishchi. Its history is closely linked to the Yauzsky port. Mytishchi was an important place on the trade ship route. Through this site commercial ships had been hauled across on wheels, rollers, or skids from the Yauza River to the Klyazma River. Merchants had to pay a duty for this. The settlement got its name thanks to the duty, which had been known as myt.
In the mid-19th century, the population was 389. Town status was granted to Mytishchi in 1925.

Demographics

Population was 60,000 ; 125,000 ; 159,900 ; 173,160. Population-211 606 people.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Mytishchi serves as the administrative center of Mytishchinsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with twenty-four rural localities, incorporated within Mytishchinsky District as the Town of Mytishchi. As a municipal division, the Town of Mytishchi is incorporated within Mytishchinsky Municipal District as Mytishchi Urban Settlement.

Economy

The city is the oblast's largest center for industry and education.

Architecture

Mytishchi is famous for its aqueduct, built in the 18th century by the order of Catherine the Great. It was the first water supply constructed in Russia to provide the Kremlin with pure water.

Twin towns – sister cities

Mytishchi is twinned with:

Mass Media

There are three local TV channels: "Our Mytishchi" - the channel that belongs to the town, "The first Mytishchinsky", and "TV Mytishchi" - district television.

Theatres

There is Ognivo puppet theatre, FEST drama and comedy theatre and youth theater Domoy.