Roshal (town)


Roshal is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Voymega River east of Moscow. Population:

History

Roshal was founded in 1916 as a settlement of Krestov Brod. It was renamed Roshal in 1917 in honor of a Bolshevik Semyon Roshal and granted town status in 1940.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is incorporated as Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts. As a municipal division, Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Roshal Urban Okrug.