Lgov, Kursk Oblast

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Lgov (English)
Льгов (Russian)
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Lgov-Kiyevsky railway station in Lgov

Location of Kursk Oblast in Russia
Lgov
Location of Lgov in Kursk Oblast
Coordinates: 51°40′N 35°16′E / 51.667°N 35.267°E / 51.667; 35.267Coordinates: 51°40′N 35°16′E / 51.667°N 35.267°E / 51.667; 35.267
Coat of arms
Administrative status (as of November 2008)
Country Russia
Federal subject Kursk Oblast[1]
Administratively subordinated to town of oblast significance of Lgov[1]
Administrative center of Lgovsky District,[1] town of oblast significance of Lgov[1]
Municipal status (as of December 2010)
Urban okrug Lgov Urban Okrug[2]
Administrative center of Lgov Urban Okrug,[2] Lgovsky Municipal District[2]
Statistics
Population (2010 Census) 21,453 inhabitants[3]
Time zone MSK (UTC+03:00)[4]
First mentioned 1152
Town status since 1779
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Lgov (Russian: Льгов; IPA: [ˈlʲɡof]) is a town in Kursk Oblast, Russia, located on both banks of the Seym River (Desna's tributary) 80 kilometers (50 mi) west of Kursk. Population: 21,453 (2010 Census);[3] 23,783 (2002 Census);[5] 25,643 (1989 Census);[6] 26,000 (1972).

History

It was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1152 under the name of Olgov (a possessive adjective from an old Russian name Olg, or Oleg). Lgov was razed to the ground by the Mongols. In 1669, Lgov Monastery was founded on the spot of the former town, which would be closed down in 1764. The monastic sloboda was transformed into the town of Lgov in 1779. During World War II, Lgov was occupied by German troops from 27 October 1941 to 3 March 1943.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lgov serves as the administrative center of Lgovsky District, even though it is not a part of it.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the town of oblast significance of Lgov—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[1] As a municipal division, the town of oblast significance of Lgov is incorporated as Lgov Urban Okrug.[2]

Lgov Prison

Lgov Prison, a prison of the Federal Penitentiary Service, is located in Lgov.[7]

Notable people

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Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Resolution #489
  2. 1 2 3 4 Law #48-ZKO
  3. 1 2 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.
  4. ↑ Правительство Российской Федерации. Федеральный закон №107-ФЗ от 3 июня 2011 г. «Об исчислении времени», в ред. Федерального закона №271-ФЗ от 03 июля 2016 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 #271-FZ of July 03, 2016 On Amending Federal Law "On Calculating Time". Effective as of after sixty days following the day of the official publication.).
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Федеральное казенное учреждение "Исправительная колония № 3"." Federal Penitentiary Service Kursk Oblast. Retrieved on October 5, 2011.

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