Kolchugino
Кольчугино
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Coordinates: 56°19′N 39°22′E / 56.317°N 39.367°E / 56.317; 39.367 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Vladimir Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kolchuginsky District[1] |
Founded | 1871 |
Town status since | 1931 |
Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 45,776 |
• Estimate
(2018)[3]
| 43,089 (−5.9%) |
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• Capitalof | Kolchuginsky District[4] |
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• Municipal district | Kolchuginsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Kolchugino Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capitalof | Kolchuginsky Municipal District,[5] Kolchugino Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK ![]() |
Postal code(s)[7] | |
OKTMOID | 17640101001 |
Website | www |
Kolchugino (Russian: Кольчу́гино) is a town and the administrative centerofKolchuginsky DistrictinVladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Peksha River (Klyazma's tributary) some 74 kilometers (46 mi) northwest of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 39,410 (2021 Census);[8] 45,776 (2010 Russian census);[2] 47,059 (2002 Census);[9] 45,601 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
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).[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1931.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kolchugino serves as the administrative centerofKolchuginsky District,[4] to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Kolchugino, together with nine rural localities in Kolchuginsky District, is incorporated within Kolchuginsky Municipal District as Kolchugino Urban Settlement.[5]
The town is well known for its tableware plant, founded by Alexander Kolchugin. Most of Russian tea glass-holders were produced in Kolchugino.
ZAO Kolchugtsvetmet, also located in Kolchugino and founded in 1871, is the largest manufacturer of non-ferrous mill products in the Commonwealth of Independent States.
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