Staraya Kupavna
| Staraya Kupavna (English) Старая Купавна (Russian) |
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 Trinity Church in Staraya Kupavna |
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.svg) Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia |
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 Staraya Kupavna
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| Coordinates: 55°48′N 38°11′E / 55.8°N 38.183°ECoordinates: 55°48′N 38°11′E / 55.8°N 38.183°E | |
| Administrative status | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast |
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| Head[citation needed] | Andrey Barannikov[citation needed] |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12 km2 (4.6 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Population (2010 Census, preliminary) |
21,859 inhabitants[1] |
| Population (2002 Census) | 21,433 inhabitants[2] |
| Density | 1,822 /km2 (4,720 /sq mi)[3] |
| Time zone | MSD (UTC+04:00)[4] |
| Founded | 14th century[citation needed] |
| Postal code(s) | 142450[citation needed] |
| Dialing code(s) | +7 49651[citation needed] |
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Staraya Kupavna (Russian: Ста́рая Купа́вна) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Shalovka River (Klyazma's tributary) 23 kilometers (14 mi) east of Moscow . Population: 21,859 (2010 Census preliminary results);[1] 21,433 (2002 Census);[2] 25,052 (1989 Census).[5]. However, different sources provide figures with range from 20 to 40 thousand people.
The village (literally "settlement of town type") of Kupavna was first mentioned in the 14th century. Kupavna has had town status since 2004.
The Holy trinity church built in 1751 has recently been reopened after being closed in Soviet times. There is a large textile factory in the town. The nearest station, Kupavna station, is 9 km away with trains to Moscow and Vladimir. Local busses link the town to Moscow, Noginsk and Monino
On November 23, 2009 the former mayor of Staraya Kupavna, Anatoly Pleshan was convicted of taking a bribe (for assisting a developer with getting an approval from the residents for construction of a high-rise condo) and sentenced to 7 years in prison.[6]
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[edit] Culture
There is a cultural centre "Akrikhin" (named after local pharmaceutical producer Akrihin). Different events like celebration of New Year and Maslenitsa (waving goodbye to winters with pancakes, dances and burning a strawman) are used to be held in the front of the building as the main meeting point for locals.
Weekly newspaper "Staraya Kupvna" was first published in 1998. Since 2004 "Alternative newspaper" is being issued. During 2004-2006 it was printed in more than 10 000 copies. In 2008 newspaper "Molodaya Kupavna" (literally Young Kupavna) was first issued and TV channel Staraya Kupavna opened.
As of 2010 there are three secondary schools, school-internat, evening school, lyceum, music school, infants house, choreographic school "Iris", Sunday school by Svyato-Troitsky church (The Holy trinity church), College of Technology and Management in the town.
[edit] Economics
More than 30 companies are operating in the industrial area of the town including the following: OJSC Pharmaceutical plant "Akrikhin", CJSC "Base #1 Chimreaktivov", CJSC "Textile firma Kupavna", OJSC "Zhelezobeton, OJSC "Moskhim", OJSC "Lakra Sintez", OJSC "Biserovsky kombinat etc.
[edit] Transport
Transport network between Staraya Kupavna and Moscow includes buses and railway. Railway station Kupavna is located on line Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod 9 km far from the town. The way to Moscow metro station Partizanskaya by bus (#444) will take from 40 minutes to 2 hours depending on the traffic jams. It takes 21–26 minutes to get to Moscow metro station Novogireevo by train and 32–37 minutes to moscow metro station Ploschad Ilyicha. There are also buses to Noginsk and Monino.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Федеральная служба государственной статистики (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)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ The value of density was calculated automatically by dividing the 2010 Census population by the area specified in the infobox. Please note that this value may not be accurate as the area specified in the infobox does not necessarily correspond to the area of the entity proper or is reported for the same year as the population.
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication.).
- ^ "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.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
- ^ Экс-мэр Старой Купавны приговорен к семи годам лишения свободы
