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Lyubertsy
Люберцы
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Coordinates: 55°40′42″N 37°53′40″E / 55.67833°N 37.89444°E / 55.67833; 37.89444 | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Moscow Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Lyuberetsky District[1] |
City | Lyubertsy[1] |
First mentioned | 1621 |
City status since | 1925 |
Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 172,525 |
• Rank | 106th in 2010 |
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• Capitalof | Lyuberetsky District,[1] City of Lyubertsy[1] |
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• Municipal district | Lyuberetsky Municipal District[3] |
• Urban settlement | Lyubertsy Urban Settlement[3] |
• Capitalof | Lyuberetsky Municipal District,[3] Lyubertsy Urban Settlement[3] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [4]) |
Postal code(s)[5] |
140000, 140002–140014, 140020, 140025, 140026, 140028, 140079, 994002
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Dialing code(s) | +7 495 |
OKTMOID | 46631101001 |
Website | www |
Lyubertsy (Russian: Люберцы, IPA: [ˈlʲʉbʲɪrtsɨ]) is a city and the administrative centerofLyuberetsky DistrictinMoscow Oblast, Russia.
Population: 172,525 (2010 Russian census);[2] 156,691 (2002 Census);[6] 165,478 (1989 Soviet census).[7]
It was first mentioned in 1621 and was granted town status in 1925.[citation needed] It is sometimes described as a working class suburb of Moscow.[8]
In 1909 International Harvester bought now defunct Uhtomsky factory which before produced railway air brakes and was called "New York" and was repurposed to produce agricultural equipment. It was closed in 2007.
Lyubertsy was home to the Lyubers Soviet sports youth movement in the 1980s. During the perestroika years of the 1990s, the Lyubers, and by association Lyubertsy, formed a part of the emerging organized crime syndicates.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lyubertsy serves as the administrative centerofLyuberetsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lyuberetsky District as the Town of Lyubertsy.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Lyubertsy is incorporated within Lyuberetsky Municipal District as Lyubertsy Urban Settlement.[3]
Lyubertsy is a major industrial center. There are over twenty-five industrial enterprises and a large railway junction. Prevailing branches of industry are mechanical engineering, metalworking, production of construction materials, woodworking, and food processing.
The largest enterprises include:
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