Dzerzhinsky, Moscow Oblast
Dzerzhinsky (Russian: Дзержи́нский) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Moskva River, 5 kilometers (3.1 mi) south of the city of Lyubertsy. The western part of Dzerzhinsky is bordered on Moscow. Population: 47,125 (2010 Census preliminary results);[2] 41,488 (2002 Census);[3] 36,108 (1989 Census).[4]
Lyubertsy–Dzerzhinsky railway is used for cargo transportation only. The passenger line was dismantled due to inefficiency.
The town's industry comprises Heat and Power Central #22 (ТЭЦ-22, CHP-22), a reinforced concrete constructions factory, and military chemical industry [1].
Six secondary schools and one professional school operate in the town, as well as a musical school and a school of arts. Dzerzhinsky has a local newspaper,"Ugreshskiye Vesti" («Угре́шские вести», "Ugresh news").
St. Nicholas Monastery
The settlement has grown around Ugreshi Monastery which stands at the heart of the modern town. The monastery has been one of the richest in Russia since the 17th century when Tsar Alexis and Patriarch Nikon built their palaces on the grounds. It was greatly expanded in the 19th century, under the supervision of St. Pimen of Ugreshi. One of the new churches in the monastery is dedicated to St. Pimen. The walled area of the monastery has several picturesque ponds.
Modern history
After Russian Revolution in 1917, in an effort to fight child homelessness, the monastery was reorganised into a children labour colony in 1920. The colony was later transformed into a labour commune by Felix Dzerzhinsky.
In 1921, the colony spread outside the boundaries of the former monastery and an official settlement was established. In 1938, it received the urban-type settlement status, just after the commune had dissolved. Town status was granted to Dzerzhinsky in 1981.
On March 31, 2006, Viktor Dorkin, the head of the Local Government Board, was shot and killed [2]. Investigation constated that he was assassinated because of his professional career. One killer was detained before May 5, 2006 [3].
Nowadays the town is a typical Moscow suburb with thousands of people going daily to the capital and forward.
International relations
Twin towns/sister cities
Dzerzhinsky is twinned with:
- Marmaris, Turkey
- Berkovitsa, Bulgaria
- Montana, Bulgaria
- Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine
- Maloyaroslavets, Russia
- Ivanovo, Russia
- Gus-Khrustalny, Russia
- Ozyory, Russia
- Soligalich, Russia
- Zarechny, Russia
- Aleksin, Russia
- Gubkin, Russia
- Belomorsk, Russia
References
- ^ Правительство Российской Федерации. Постановление №725 от 31 августа 2011 г. «О составе территорий, образующих каждую часовую зону, и порядке исчисления времени в часовых зонах, а также о признании утратившими силу отдельных Постановлений Правительства Российской Федерации». Вступил в силу по истечении 7 дней после дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Российская Газета", №197, 6 сентября 2011 г. (Government of the Russian Federation. Resolution #725 of August 31, 2011 On the Composition of the Territories Included into Each Time Zone and on the Procedures of Timekeeping in the Time Zones, as Well as on Abrogation of Several Resolutions of the Government of the Russian Federation. Effective as of after 7 days following the day of the official publication).
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2011). "Предварительные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года (Preliminary results of the 2010 All-Russian Population Census)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/results-inform.php. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- ^ Федеральная служба государственной статистики (Federal State Statistics Service) (2004-05-21). "Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек (Population of Russia, its federal districts, federal subjects, districts, urban localities, rural localities—administrative centers, and rural localities with population of over 3,000)" (in Russian). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года (All-Russia Population Census of 2002). Federal State Statistics Service. http://www.perepis2002.ru/ct/doc/1_TOM_01_04.xls. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ^ "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. Численность наличного населения союзных и автономных республик, автономных областей и округов, краёв, областей, районов, городских поселений и сёл-райцентров. (All Union Population Census of 1989. Present population of union and autonomous republics, autonomous oblasts and okrugs, krais, oblasts, districts, urban settlements, and villages serving as district administrative centers.)" (in Russian). Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года (All-Union Population Census of 1989). Demoscope Weekly (website of the Institute of Demographics of the State University—Higher School of Economics. 1989. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/rus89_reg.php. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
Notes
- ^ Dzerzhinsky mayor shot dead by two killers, Wikinews (English)
- ^ Police in Moscow Oblast arrest one suspect in mayor's murder, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Newsline 06-05-05 [4] (English)
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