Roshal (Russian: Роша́ль) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Voymega River 156 kilometers (97 mi) east of Moscow.

[7] Roshal was founded in 1916 as a settlement of Krestov Brod (Крестов Брод).

[citation needed] It was renamed Roshal in 1917 in honor of a Bolshevik Semyon Roshal (1896–1917) and granted town status in 1940.

[citation needed] 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.

[1] As a municipal division, Roshal Town Under Oblast Jurisdiction is incorporated as Roshal Urban Okrug.