Staraya Kupavna

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Staraya Kupavna (English)
Старая Купавна (Russian)
-  Town[1]  -
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A residential district in Staraya Kupavna
Map of Russia - Moscow Oblast (2008-03).svg
Location of Moscow Oblast in Russia
Staraya Kupavna is located in Moscow Oblast
Staraya Kupavna
Staraya Kupavna
Location of Staraya Kupavna in Moscow Oblast
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Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of September 2013)
Country Russia
Federal subject Moscow Oblast[1]
Administrative district Noginsky District[1]
Town Staraya Kupavna[1]
Administrative center of Town of Staraya Kupavna[1]
Municipal status (as of January 2011)
Municipal district Noginsky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Staraya Kupavna Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Staraya Kupavna Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,811 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned 14th century[citation needed]
Town status since 2004[citation needed]
Postal code(s)[5] 142450
Dialing code(s) +7 49651[citation needed]
Official website
[[:commons:Category:{{#property:Commons category}}|Staraya Kupavna]] on Wikimedia Commons

Staraya Kupavna (Russian: Ста́рая Купа́вна) is a town in Noginsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Shalovka River (Klyazma's tributary) 23 kilometers (14 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 21,811 (2010 Census);[3] 21,433 (2002 Census);[6] 25,052 (1989 Census).[7].

History

Under the name of Kupavna (Купавна), it was first mentioned in the 14th century.[citation needed] It was granted town status in 2004.[citation needed]

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Noginsky District as the Town of Staraya Kupavna.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Staraya Kupavna is incorporated within Noginsky Municipal District as Staraya Kupavna Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

Over thirty companies are operating in the industrial area of the town, including: OJSC Pharmaceutical plant "Akrikhin", CJSC "Base #1 Chimreaktivov", CJSC "Textile firma Kupavna", OJSC "Zhelezobeton, OJSC "Moskhim", OJSC "Lakra Sintez", OJSC "Biserovsky kombinat etc.

Transportation

Kupavna railway station is located on the MoscowNizhny Novgorod line 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) from the town. Local buses link the town with Moscow, Noginsk, and Monino.

Politics

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 seven years in prison.[8]

Culture and media

There is a cultural center "Akrikhin", named after local pharmaceutical producer Akrikhin.

Weekly newspaper Staraya Kupavna was first published in 1998. Since 2004, Alternativnaya gazeta newspaper has been published, with over 10,000 copies in 2004-2006. In 2008, Molodaya Kupavna newspaper was first issued and TV channel Staraya Kupavna started broadcasting.

Religion

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Holy Trinity Church in Staraya Kupavna

The Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox church built in 1751 has recently[when?] been reopened after being closed in Soviet times.

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Resolution #123-PG
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #82/2005-OZ
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  4. Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №248-ФЗ от 21 июля 2014 г. «О внесении изменений в Федеральный закон "Об исчислении времени"». Вступил в силу по истечении шестидесяти дней после дня официального опубликования (6 августа 2011 г.). Опубликован: "Российская газета", №120, 6 июня 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Federal Law #107-FZ of June 31, 2011 On Calculating Time, as amended by the Federal Law #248-FZ of July 21, 2014 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
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  8. Interfax.ru. Экс-мэр Старой Купавны приговорен к семи годам лишения свободы (Russian)

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 №82/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Ногинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №108/2015-ОЗ от 1 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Ногинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #82/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Noginsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #108/2015-OZ of July 1, 2015 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Noginsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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