Medyn () is a town and the administrative center of Medynsky District in Kaluga Oblast, Russia, located on the Medynka River (Oka basin), northwest of Kaluga, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:
History It was first mentioned in 1386, when it passed from the Principality of Smolensk to the Grand Duchy of Moscow.СССР. Административно-территориальное деление союзных республик на 1 января 1980 года / Составители В. А. Дударев, Н. А. Евсеева. — М.: Изд-во «Известия Советов народных депутатов СССР», 1980. — 702 с. — С. 135. The village of Medynskoye was granted town status in 1776.
Administrative and municipal status Within the framework of administrative divisions, Medyn serves as the administrative center of Medynsky District, to which it is directly subordinated. As a municipal division, the town of Medyn is incorporated within Medynsky Municipal District as Medyn Urban Settlement.Law #369-OZ
Military The now-defunct airbase Medyn-Aduyevo is situated northeast of Medyn.
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