En Name: | Uzlovaya |
Ru Name: | Узловая |
Coordinates: | 53.9833°N 48°W |
Map Label Position: | bottom |
Image Coa: | Coat of Arms of Uzlovaya (Tula oblast).png |
Federal Subject: | Tula Oblast |
Adm District Jur: | Uzlovsky District |
Adm Selsoviet Jur: | Uzlovaya |
Adm Selsoviet Type: | Town under district jurisdiction |
Adm Ctr Of1: | Uzlovsky District |
Adm Ctr Of2: | Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction |
Inhabloc Cat: | Town |
Mun District Jur: | Uzlovsky Municipal District |
Urban Settlement Jur: | Uzlovaya Urban Settlement |
Mun Admctr Of1: | Uzlovsky Municipal District |
Mun Admctr Of2: | Uzlovaya Urban Settlement |
Pop 2010Census: | 55282 |
Established Date: | 1873 |
Current Cat Date: | 1938 |
Prev Name1: | Khrushchyovskaya |
Postal Codes: | 301600, 301602, 301603, 301605, 301607–301610 |
Uzlovaya (ru|Узлова́я) is a town and the administrative center of Uzlovsky District in Tula Oblast, Russia. Population:
It was founded in 1873 as Khrushchyovskaya (Russian: Хрущёвская) railway station. It was renamed Uzlovaya in 1877 and granted town status in 1938. The railway influenced much the life and the future of the town.
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Uzlovaya serves as the administrative center of Uzlovsky District.[1] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Uzlovsky District as Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction.[2] As a municipal division, Uzlovaya Town Under District Jurisdiction is incorporated within Uzlovsky Municipal District as Uzlovaya Urban Settlement.[3]
The station connects three important railway directions: Ryazhsk, Yelets, and Tula. The first coal mines were founded in the late 1930s.