Yegoryevsk
Yegoryevsk (Russian: Его́рьевск) is a town and the administrative center of Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the right bank of the Guslitsa River 114 kilometers (71 mi) southeast of Moscow.
Yegoryevsk
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| Coordinates: 55°23′N 39°03′E | |
| Country | Russia |
| Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
| Administrative district | Yegoryevsky District[1] |
| Town | Yegoryevsk[1] |
| Known since | 1462 |
| Town status since | 1778 |
| Elevation | 150 m (490 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 70,081 |
| • Estimate (2018)[3] | 73,766 (+5.3%) |
| • Rank | 226th in 2010 |
| • Capital of | Yegoryevsky District,[1] Town of Yegoryevsk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Yegoryevsky Municipal District[4] |
| • Urban settlement | Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement[4] |
| • Capital of | Yegoryevsky Municipal District,[4] Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement[4] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK  [5]) |
| Postal code(s)[6] | 140300–140306, 140308 |
| OKTMO ID | 46722000001 |
Toponymy
Yegoryevsk was named honor of St. Egory, that is, Saint George.
History
It has been known since 1462 as the village of Vysokoye (Высо́кое). Town status was granted to it in 1778. The new town was quite small with a population of only 280 males and 295 females, mostly merchants and burgesses (меща́не).
Yegoryevsk was famous for its annual fairs, where bread was mainly sold. In the 19th century, Yegoryevsk became the center of the textile industry. The Khludov brothers cotton factory has been in operation since 1845. It has survived to this day and its watches are one of the main sights of the town. Yegoryevsk also owed its development to the mayor from 1872 to 1901, N. M. Bardygin. At his order, the Moscow architect I. T. Baryutin built the Egoryevsk Mechanical and Electrical Engineering School named after Tsarevich Alexei, and the Holy Trinity Mariinsky Convent was rebuilt.
Yegoryevsk is also an important center of Old Believers.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yegoryevsk serves as the administrative center of Yegoryevsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is, together with sixty-two rural localities, incorporated within Yegoryevsky District as the Town of Yegoryevsk.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Yegoryevsk is incorporated within Yegoryevsky Municipal District as Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement.[4]
Culture
The town is home to many historic buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as a museum with both art and artifacts of daily life in earlier centuries.
Military
Yegoryevsk was home to the 924th Center of Combat Application for UAVs, prior to the center being reincorporated in Kolomna as the 1327th UAV Combat Training Center in 2009.[7]
Notable people
- Aliya Mustafina (born 1994), retired Olympic gymnast, born and raised in Yegoryevsk.
- Vadim Romanov (born 1978), Russian professional football coach, former player
Twin towns and sister cities
Yegoryevsk is twinned with:
References
Notes
- Resolution #123-PG
- 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.
- "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
- Law #152/2004-OZ
- "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
- Jane's International Defense Review: IDR. Jane's Information Group. 2004. p. 18.
Sources
- Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
- Московская областная Дума. Закон №152/2004-ОЗ от 25 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах Егорьевского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №146/2010-ОЗ от 26 ноября 2010 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Егорьевского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №231, 4 декабря 2004 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #152/2004-OZ of November 25, 2004 On the Status and the Borders of Yegoryevsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #146/2010-OZ of November 26, 2010 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Yegoryevsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
External links
- Unofficial website of Yegoryevsk (in Russian)