Yegoryevsk
Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Yegoryevsk (Russian: Его́рьевск) is a town and the administrative center of Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Guslitsa River 114 kilometers (71 mi) southeast of Moscow.
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| 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 |
| • Rank | 226th in 2010 |
| • Capital of | Yegoryevsky District,[1] Town of Yegoryevsk[1] |
| • Municipal district | Yegoryevsky Municipal District[3] |
| • Urban settlement | Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement[3] |
| • Capital of | Yegoryevsky Municipal District,[3] Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement[3] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
| Postal code(s)[5] | 140300–140306, 140308 |
| OKTMO ID | 46722000001 |
Toponymy
Yegoryevsk was named in honor of St. Egor (Saint George).
History
When it was founded in 1462, it was known as the village of Vysokoye (Высо́кое). It was granted town status in 1778.[citation needed] The new town was quite small with a population of only 280 males and 295 females, mostly consisting of merchants and burgesses.
Yegoryevsk was famous for its annual fairs, where bread was mainly sold. In the 19th century, Yegoryevsk became a center of the Russian textile industry. The Khludov brothers cotton factory has been in operation since 1845 - it has survived to this day and its clocktowers are one of the main sights of the town. A lot of the town's development happened from from 1872 to 1901, under the mayor 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.[3]
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.[6]
Notable people
- Aliya Mustafina (born 1994), retired Olympic gymnast
- Vadim Romanov (born 1978), Russian professional football player and coach
Twin towns and sister cities
Yegoryevsk is twinned with:
References
External links
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