Kolchugino
Coordinates: 56°18′N 39°23′E / 56.300°N 39.383°E
Kolchugino (Russian: Кольчу́гино) is a town and the administrative center of Kolchuginsky District of Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Peksha River (Klyazma's tributary) some 74 kilometers (46 mi) northwest of Vladimir. Population: 45,776 (2010 Census);[1] 47,059 (2002 Census);[2] 45,601 (1989 Census).[3]
History [edit]
Kolchugino was founded in 1871 as a settlement next to copper-annealing and wire-producing plants belonging to a Muscovite merchant A. G. Kolchugin (hence, the name Kolchugino). It was granted town status in 1931.
Economy [edit]
The town is well-known for its tableware plant, founded by Alexander Kolchugin. Most of Russian tea glass-holders were produced in Kolchugino.
JSC Kolchugtsvetmet, also located in Kolchugino, is the largest manufacturer of non-ferrous mill products in the Commonwealth of Independent States. It was founded in 1871.
References [edit]
- ^ "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. 2011. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
- ^ "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]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. May 21, 2004. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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). Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
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