Danilov (town)
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Danilov is a town and the administrative center of Danilovsky District
Danilovsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast
Danilovsky District, Yaroslavl Oblast is an administrative district , one of the 17 in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia....

 of Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast is a federal subject of Russia , which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostroma, and Vologda Oblasts. This geographic location affords the oblast the advantages of proximity to Moscow and St. Petersburg...

, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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Danilov was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1592, and was granted town status in 1777.

There is a cheese producing plant and some other industries.

There is also a major railway station where locomotives are switched from electrification system
Railway electrification system
A railway electrification system supplies electrical energy to railway locomotives and multiple units as well as trams so that they can operate without having an on-board prime mover. There are several different electrification systems in use throughout the world...

 DC 3kV to AC 25kV and vice versa. Railway lines go to Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl
Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Moscow. The historical part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring cities, a group of historic cities...

, Vologda
Vologda
Vologda is a city and the administrative, cultural, and scientific center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Vologda River. The city is a major transport knot of the Northwest of Russia. Vologda is among the Russian cities possessing an especially valuable historical heritage...

, and Buy
Buy (town)
Buy is a town in Kostroma Oblast, Russia, which stands on the Kostroma River. Population: -Overview:Buy was originally a trading post and protected by a hill fortress of Finno Ugrian Meri people c. 400-500 AD. Its original Meri name is not known, but in Finnish language it was called either...

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