Staraya Kupavna

Staraya Kupavna (Russian: Ста́рая Купа́вна) is a town in Noginsky District of Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the left bank of the Shalovka River (Klyazma's tributary) 23 kilometers (14 mi) east of Moscow. Population: 21,811 (2010 Census);[2] 21,433 (2002 Census);[7] 25,052 (1989 Census).[8].

Staraya Kupavna

Старая Купавна
Town[1]
A residential district in Staraya Kupavna
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Location of Staraya Kupavna
Staraya Kupavna
Location of Staraya Kupavna
Staraya Kupavna
Staraya Kupavna (Moscow Oblast)
Coordinates: 55°48′N 38°10′E
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow Oblast[1]
Administrative districtNoginsky District[1]
TownStaraya Kupavna[1]
First mentioned14th century
Town status since2004
Elevation
140 m (460 ft)
Population
 • Total21,811
 • Estimate 
(2018)[3]
22,099 (+1.3%)
 • Capital ofTown of Staraya Kupavna[1]
 • Municipal districtNoginsky Municipal District[4]
 • Urban settlementStaraya Kupavna Urban Settlement[4]
 • Capital ofStaraya Kupavna Urban Settlement[4]
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK [5])
Postal code(s)[6]
142450
Dialing code(s)+7 49651
OKTMO ID46639103001
Websitestkupavna.munrus.ru

History
Main street in Staraya Kupavna (2020)

Under the name of Kupavna (Купавна), it was first mentioned in the 14th century. It was granted town status in 2004.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within Noginsky District as the Town of Staraya Kupavna.[1] As a municipal division, the Town of Staraya Kupavna is incorporated within Noginsky Municipal District as Staraya Kupavna Urban Settlement.[4]

Economy

Over thirty companies are operating in the industrial area of the town, including: OJSC Pharmaceutical plant "Akrikhin", CJSC "Base #1 Chimreaktivov", CJSC "Textile firma Kupavna", OJSC "Zhelezobeton, OJSC "Moskhim", OJSC "Lakra Sintez", OJSC "Biserovsky kombinat etc.

Transportation

Kupavna railway station is located on the Moscow–Nizhny Novgorod line 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) from the town. Local buses link the town with Moscow, Noginsk, and Monino.

Politics

On November 23, 2009, the former mayor of Staraya Kupavna, Anatoly Pleshan, was convicted of taking a bribe for assisting a developer with getting an approval from the residents for construction of a high-rise condo and sentenced to seven years in prison.[9]

Culture and media

There is a cultural center "Akrikhin", named after local pharmaceutical producer Akrikhin.

Weekly newspaper Staraya Kupavna was first published in 1998. Since 2004, Alternativnaya gazeta newspaper has been published, with over 10,000 copies in 2004-2006. In 2008, Molodaya Kupavna newspaper was first issued and TV channel Staraya Kupavna started broadcasting.

Religion
Holy Trinity Church in Staraya Kupavna

The Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox church built in 1751 has recently been reopened after being closed in Soviet times.

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References

Notes
  1. Resolution #123-PG
  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.
  3. "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  4. Law #82/2005-OZ
  5. "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. Почта России. Информационно-вычислительный центр ОАСУ РПО. (Russian Post). Поиск объектов почтовой связи (Postal Objects Search) (in Russian)
  7. 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).
  8. "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]. 1989 – via Demoscope Weekly.
  9. Interfax.ru. Экс-мэр Старой Купавны приговорен к семи годам лишения свободы (in Russian)

Sources
  • Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
  • Московская областная Дума. Закон №82/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Ногинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №108/2015-ОЗ от 1 июля 2015 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Ногинского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #82/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Noginsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #108/2015-OZ of July 1, 2015 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Noginsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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