Kolchugino
Кольчугино | |
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Coordinates: 56°19′N 39°22′E / 56.317°N 39.367°E | |
Country | Russia |
Federal subject | Vladimir Oblast[1] |
Administrative district | Kolchuginsky District[1] |
Founded | 1871 |
Town status since | 1931 |
Elevation | 175 m (574 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 45,776 |
• Estimate (2018)[3] | 43,089 (−5.9%) |
• Capital of | Kolchuginsky District[4] |
• Municipal district | Kolchuginsky Municipal District[5] |
• Urban settlement | Kolchugino Urban Settlement[5] |
• Capital of | Kolchuginsky Municipal District,[5] Kolchugino Urban Settlement[5] |
Time zone | UTC+3 (MSK [6]) |
Postal code(s)[7] | |
OKTMO ID | 17640101001 |
Website | www |
Kolchugino (Russian: Кольчу́гино) is a town and the administrative center of Kolchuginsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia, located on the Peksha River (Klyazma's tributary) some 74 kilometers (46 mi) northwest of Vladimir, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: 39,410 (2021 Census);[8] 45,776 (2010 Russian census);[2] 47,059 (2002 Census);[9] 45,601 (1989 Soviet census).[10]
Kolchugino was founded in 1871 as a settlement next to copper-annealing and wire-producing plants belonging to a Muscovite merchant A. G. Kolchugin (hence, the name Kolchugino).[citation needed] It was granted town status in 1931.[citation needed]
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kolchugino serves as the administrative center of Kolchuginsky District,[4] to which it is directly subordinated.[1] As a municipal division, the town of Kolchugino, together with nine rural localities in Kolchuginsky District, is incorporated within Kolchuginsky Municipal District as Kolchugino Urban Settlement.[5]
The town is well known for its tableware plant, founded by Alexander Kolchugin. Most of Russian tea glass-holders were produced in Kolchugino.
ZAO Kolchugtsvetmet, also located in Kolchugino and founded in 1871, is the largest manufacturer of non-ferrous mill products in the Commonwealth of Independent States.