Lyubertsy Explained

En Name:Lyubertsy
Ru Name:Люберцы
Coordinates:55.6783°N 37.8944°W
Map Label Position:right
Pushpin Map:Russia Moscow Oblast#European Russia#Europe
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Lyubertsy (Moscow oblast) (2007).png
Federal Subject:Moscow Oblast
Adm District Jur:Lyuberetsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Lyubertsy
Adm Selsoviet Type:City
Adm Ctr Of1:Lyuberetsky District
Adm Ctr Of2:City of Lyubertsy
Inhabloc Cat:City
Mun District Jur:Lyuberetsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Lyubertsy Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Lyuberetsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Lyubertsy Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:172525
Pop 2010Census Rank:106th
Established Date:1621
Established Title:First mentioned
Current Cat Date:1925
Postal Codes:140000, 140002–140014, 140020, 140025, 140026, 140028, 140079, 994002
Dialing Codes:495
Website:http://www.luberadm.ru/

Lyubertsy (Russian: Люберцы, pronounced as /ru/) is a city and the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia.

Demographics

Population:

History

It was first mentioned in 1621 and was granted town status in 1925. It is sometimes described as a working class suburb of Moscow.[1]

In 1909 International Harvester bought now defunct Uhtomsky factory which before produced railway air brakes and was called "New York" and was repurposed to produce agricultural equipment. It was closed in 2007.

Lyubertsy was home to the Lyubers Soviet sports youth movement in the 1980s. During the perestroika years of the 1990s, the Lyubers, and by association Lyubertsy, formed a part of the emerging organized crime syndicates.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lyubertsy serves as the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District.[2] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lyuberetsky District as the Town of Lyubertsy. As a municipal division, the Town of Lyubertsy is incorporated within Lyuberetsky Municipal District as Lyubertsy Urban Settlement.[3]

Economy

Lyubertsy is a major industrial center. There are over twenty-five industrial enterprises and a large railway junction. Prevailing branches of industry are mechanical engineering, metalworking, production of construction materials, woodworking, and food processing.

The largest enterprises include:

Notable people

References

Sources

Notes and References

  1. The New York Times. "Fear of Return to '90s Hardship Fuels Support for Putin". A political analysis by Michael Schwirtz. March 3, 2012.
  2. Resolution #123-PG
  3. Law #81/2005-OZ