Lebedyan

Lebedyan (English)
Лебедянь (Russian)
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Central Lebedyan

Location of Lipetsk Oblast in Russia
Lebedyan
Location of Lebedyan in Lipetsk Oblast
Coordinates: 53°01′N 39°09′E / 53.017°N 39.150°ECoordinates: 53°01′N 39°09′E / 53.017°N 39.150°E
Coat of arms
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Administrative status (as of August 2011)
Country Russia
Federal subject Lipetsk Oblast[1]
Administrative district Lebedyansky District[1]
Town under district jurisdiction Lebedyan[1]
Administrative center of Lebedyansky District,[1] Lebedyan Town Under District Jurisdiction[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2013)
Municipal district Lebedyansky Municipal District[2]
Urban settlement Lebedyan Urban Settlement[2]
Administrative center of Lebedyansky Municipal District,[3] Lebedyan Urban Settlement[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,012 inhabitants[4]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[5]
Founded 1613
Town status since 1779
Postal code(s)[6] 399610–399613, 399619
Official website
Lebedyan on WikiCommons

Lebedyan (Russian: Лебедя́нь) is a town and the administrative center of Lebedyansky District in Lipetsk Oblast, Russia, located on the upper Don River, 62 kilometers (39 mi) northwest of Lipetsk, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 21,012(2010 Census);[4] 22,966(2002 Census);[7] 22,850(1989 Census).[8]

History

It was founded in 1613 largely to guard the holdings of I. N. Romanov, the Tsar's uncle, and served as a border outpost protecting South Russia from the Crimean Tatars' incursions. The Trinity Monastery was established in 1621 and several churches were built by the end of the century; they are all now reduced to ruins.

Chartered in 1779, Lebedyan developed in the 19th century as a center of horse racing and horse breeding. The locals claim that the first racetrack in Russia was opened here in 1826. The Agricultural Society of Lebedyan, founded in 1847, was influential in preparing the emancipation reform of 1861.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lebedyan serves as the administrative center of Lebedyansky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lebedyansky District as Lebedyan Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Lebedyan Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Lebedyansky Municipal District as Lebedyan Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

The town is the location of the largest fruit juice manufacturer in Eastern Europe, Lebedyansky.

Architecture

The New Cathedral

Lebedyan has two cathedrals, both dedicated to the icon of the Theotokos of Kazan. The old and neglected cathedral goes back to the 18th century, while the larger cathedral on the market square was designed in the Empire style and consecrated in 1839.

Notable people

Lebedyan is the birthplace of Yevgeny Zamyatin. Other residents of the town include Mikhail Bulgakov and Andrey Bely. Ivan Turgenev incorporated a story titled Lebedyan in his collection A Sportsman's Sketches. It was also the home of Leonid Mulyarchik, who attempted to singlehandedly build a subway system in the town. (He eventually gave up on the project.)[9]

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Law #382-OZ
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Law #126-OZ
  3. Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Федеральное агентство по технологическому регулированию и метрологии. №ОК 033-2013 1 января 2014 г. «Общероссийский классификатор территорий муниципальных образований. Код 42 633». (Federal State Statistics Service. Federal Agency on Technological Regulation and Metrology. #OK 033-2013 January 1, 2014 Russian Classification of Territories of Municipal Formations. Code 42 633. ).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1" [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года (2010 All-Russia Population Census) (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  5. 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.).
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (Russian)
  7. Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). "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] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  8. Demoscope Weekly (1989). "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]. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года[All-Union Population Census of 1989] (in Russian). Институт демографии Национального исследовательского университета: Высшая школа экономики [Institute of Demography at the National Research University: Higher School of Economics]. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
  9. http://www.subways.net/russia/lebedyan.htm

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