Labinsk

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Coat of arms of Labinsk

Labinsk (Russian: Ла́бинск), until 1947 called stanitsa Labinskaya, is a town in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located on the Bolshaya Laba River (Kuban's tributary). Population: 61,446 (2002); 53,000 (1972).

1 History
2 Economy
3 Tourism
4 Links

[edit] History

There is a marvelous view from the high brink of rapid Laba River: the range of the Caucasus Mountains extends along the skyline in the distance. A wide green strip stretches along the banks of the Laba River in the direction of the mountains. These are the remains of the former primeval forests. This scenery can be observed from the ground that is still called the fortress. Right here stanitsa Labinskaya was founded in autumn of 1841. The Don Cossacks were the first settlers of a new stanitsa. They protected the southern borders of the Russian Empire. Later, many peasants belonging to the Cossack social class moved to Labinskaya from the inner provinces of Russia. Stanitsa Labinskaya with population over 30,000 people soon became a big industrial and trade center among the neighbouring stanitsas owing to its favourable location in the valley of the Laba River.

The Labinsk Fighter Squadron was established in stanista when World War II began. Ivan Konstantinov was appointed its head. Now one of the central streets of the town bears the name of this hero of WWII. On January, 25, 1943 stanista Labinskaya was freed from the fascist invaders.

In 1947 stanista became the town named Labinsk.

[edit] Economy

food processing industry: canning plant, sugar refinery, cheese-making and meet-processing plants
light industry: sewing and footware factory
chemical industry: paint-and-varnish plant.

Cereal crops as well as potatoes are cultivated in the region. Melon-growing is wide-spread. Dairy cattle and pig breeding are a part of local agriculture.

[edit] Tourism

There is Laba health resort on the territory of Labinsk town that boasts its healing medicinal waters. The composition of the water in Labinsk is reported to resemble that of Baden-Baden mineral waters.

The most popular tourist routes take the tourists along the local sites, waterfalls, caves including the trips to Lago-Naki plateau, Azishsky cave as well as Round and Black Lakes in Gornoe village.

[edit] Links

	Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai
	Administrative center: Krasnodar Abinsk \| Anapa \| Apsheronsk \| Armavir \| Belorechensk \| Gelendzhik \| Goryachy Klyuch \| Gulkevichi \| Khadyzhensk \| Korenovsk \| Kropotkin \| Krymsk \| Kurganinsk \| Labinsk \| Novokubansk \| Novorossiysk \| Primorsko-Akhtarsk \| Slavyansk-na-Kubani \| Sochi \| Temryuk \| Tikhoretsk \| Timashyovsk \| Tuapse \| Ust-Labinsk \| Yeysk