Lipki, Kireyevsky District, Tula Oblast Explained

En Name:Lipki
Ru Name:Липки
Coordinates:53.9333°N 79°W
Map Label Position:right
Federal Subject:Tula Oblast
Adm District Jur:Kireyevsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Lipki
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town under district jurisdiction
Adm Ctr Of:Lipki Town Under District Jurisdiction
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Kireyevsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Lipki Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of:Lipki Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:8719
Established Date:17th century
Established Title:Known since
Current Cat Date:1955
Postal Codes:301264, 301265

Lipki (Russian: Ли́пки) is a town in Kireyevsky District of Tula Oblast, Russia, located 38km (24miles) south of Tula, the administrative center of the oblast. Population:

History

The village of Lipki has been known since at least the 17th century. In 1949, it was granted urban-type settlement status due to the development of coal deposits. It was granted town status in 1955.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with one rural locality (the settlement of Komsomolsky), incorporated within Kireyevsky District as Lipki Town Under District Jurisdiction.[1] As a municipal division, Lipki Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Kireyevsky Municipal District as Lipki Urban Settlement.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Law #954-ZTO defines a town under district jurisdiction as a town which is a part of one of the districts of the oblast. OKATO lists the town of Lipki as a part of Kireyevsky District and separately from other administrative divisions of the district.
  2. Law #559-ZTO