Lyubim Explained

En Name:Lyubim
Ru Name:Любим
Coordinates:58.35°N 81°W
Map Label Position:top
Image Coa:Coat of Arms of Lyubim (Yaroslavl oblast) (1778).png
Federal Subject:Yaroslavl Oblast
Adm District Jur:Lyubimsky District
Adm Selsoviet Jur:Lyubim
Adm Selsoviet Type:Town of district significance
Adm Ctr Of:town of district significance of Lyubim
Inhabloc Cat:Town
Mun District Jur:Lyubimsky Municipal District
Urban Settlement Jur:Lyubim Urban Settlement
Mun Admctr Of1:Lyubimsky Municipal District
Mun Admctr Of2:Lyubim Urban Settlement
Pop 2010Census:5555
Established Date:1546
Established Title:Known since
Current Cat Date:1777
Postal Codes:152470

Lyubim (Russian: Люби́м|p=lʲʉˈbʲim) is a town and the administrative center of Lyubimsky District in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located by the Obnora River (a tributary of the Kostroma River). Population:

History

Known since 1546, it was granted town status in 1777.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lyubim serves as the administrative center of Lyubimsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lyubimsky District as the town of district significance of Lyubim. As a municipal division, the town of district significance of Lyubim, together with Lyubimsky Rural Okrug (which comprises seventeen rural localities), is incorporated within Lyubimsky Municipal District as Lyubim Urban Settlement.[2]

Economy

Lyubim is home to a railway station and some wood-processing industry.

Notable people

References

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Notes and References

  1. Law #12-z
  2. Law #65-z