Lukhovitsy
Луховицы
Town[1]
Central Lukhovitsy
Central Lukhovitsy
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Coat of arms of Lukhovitsy
Coat of arms
Location of Lukhovitsy
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Lukhovitsy is located in Russia
Lukhovitsy
Lukhovitsy
Location of Lukhovitsy
Lukhovitsy is located in Moscow Oblast
Lukhovitsy
Lukhovitsy
Lukhovitsy (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 54°59′N 39°03′E / 54.983°N 39.050°E / 54.983; 39.050
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtLukhovitsky District[1]
TownLukhovitsy[1]
First mentioned1594
Town status since1957
Elevation
125 m (410 ft)
Population
 (2010 Census)[2]
 • Total29,850
 • Capital ofLukhovitsky District,[1] Town of Lukhovitsy[1]
 • Municipal districtLukhovitsky Municipal District[3]
 • Urban settlementLukhovitsy Urban Settlement[3]
 • Capital ofLukhovitsky Municipal District,[3] Lukhovitsy Urban Settlement[3]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[4])
Postal code(s)[5]
140500–140503, 140508
OKTMO ID46630101001

Lukhovitsy (Russian: Лухови́цы) is a town and the administrative center of Lukhovitsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Oka River 135 kilometers (84 mi) southeast of Moscow. Population: 29,850 (2010 Census);[2] 32,403 (2002 Census);[6] 32,501 (1989 Census).[7]

History

It was first mentioned in 1594 as the settlement of Glukhovichi (Глуховичи), a votchina of a Ryazan archbishop.[citation needed] It used to be called Lukhovichi (Луховичи) until the mid-1920s.[citation needed] In 1957, it was granted town status.[citation needed] The town grew rapidly after the transfer of testing (and later production) facilities of the Mikoyan design bureau.

Monument to MiG-23 in Lukhovitsy

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lukhovitsy serves as the administrative center of Lukhovitsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with the settlement of stantsii Chernaya, incorporated within Lukhovitsky District as the Town of Lukhovitsy.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Lukhovitsy is incorporated within Lukhovitsky Municipal District as Lukhovitsy Urban Settlement.[3]

Transportation

The town is served by the Tretyakovo Airport. A bus terminal is located here.

Trivia

Lukhovitsy is famous for growing cucumbers; there is a monument of a cucumber in the town.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Resolution #123-PG
  2. ^ a b Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  3. ^ a b c d e Law #180/2004-OZ
  4. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  5. ^ Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  6. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).
  7. ^ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров [All Union Population Census of 1989: Present Population of Union and Autonomous Republics, Autonomous Oblasts and Okrugs, Krais, Oblasts, Districts, Urban Settlements, and Villages Serving as District Administrative Centers]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года [All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.

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