Yegoryevsk
Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia
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::summary Town in Moscow Oblast, Russia ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox Russian inhabited locality"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| en_name | Yegoryevsk |
| ru_name | Егорьевск |
| image_skyline | File:A Nevsky church in Yegoryevsk.jpg |
| image_caption | Alexander Nevsky Church |
| coordinates | |
| map_label_position | bottom |
| image_coa | Coat of Arms of Yegorievsk (Moscow oblast).png |
| image_flag | Flag of Yegorievsk (Moscow oblast).png |
| federal_subject | Moscow Oblast |
| federal_subject_ref | |
| adm_district_jur | Yegoryevsky District |
| adm_district_jur_ref | |
| adm_selsoviet_jur | Yegoryevsk |
| adm_selsoviet_type | Town |
| adm_selsoviet_jur_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of1 | Yegoryevsky District |
| adm_ctr_of1_ref | |
| adm_ctr_of2 | Town of Yegoryevsk |
| adm_ctr_of2_ref | |
| inhabloc_cat | Town |
| inhabloc_cat_ref | |
| mun_district_jur | Yegoryevsky Municipal District |
| mun_district_jur_ref | |
| urban_settlement_jur | Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement |
| urban_settlement_jur_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of1 | Yegoryevsky Municipal District |
| mun_admctr_of1_ref | |
| mun_admctr_of2 | Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement |
| mun_admctr_of2_ref | |
| pop_2010census | 70081 |
| pop_2010census_rank | 226th |
| pop_2010census_ref | |
| pop_latest | 71169 |
| pop_latest_date | 2024 |
| pop_latest_ref | |
| established_date | 1462 |
| established_title | Known since |
| current_cat_date | 1778 |
| postal_codes | 140300–140306, 140308 |
| :: |
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Yegoryevsk () is a town and the administrative center of Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Guslitsa River 114 km southeast of Moscow.
Toponymy
Yegoryevsk was named in honor of St. Egor (Saint George).
History
When it was founded in 1462, it was known as the village of Vysokoye (Высо́кое). It was granted town status in 1778. The new town was quite small with a population of only 280 males and 295 females, mostly consisting of merchants and burgesses.
Yegoryevsk was famous for its annual fairs, where bread was mainly sold. In the 19th century, Yegoryevsk became a center of the Russian textile industry. The Khludov brothers cotton factory has been in operation since 1845 - it has survived to this day and its clocktowers are one of the main sights of the town. A lot of the town's development happened from 1872 to 1901, under the mayor . At his order, the Moscow architect built the Egoryevsk Mechanical and Electrical Engineering School named after Tsarevich Alexei, and the Holy Trinity Mariinsky Convent was rebuilt.
Yegoryevsk is also an important center of Old Believers.
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Егорьевскb3.jpg" caption="General view of Moscow street at the beginning of the 20th century"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d5/Красный_собор.jpg" caption="Kazan Church and the Red Cathedral (St. George)"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Svjato-Troickij.jpg" caption="Holy Trinity maiden Mariinsky monastery"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Mekhanotksckaja.jpg" caption="Weaving factory M. N. Bardygin"] ::
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yegoryevsk serves as the administrative center of Yegoryevsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with sixty-two rural localities, incorporated within Yegoryevsky District as the Town of Yegoryevsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Yegoryevsk is incorporated within Yegoryevsky Municipal District as Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement.
Culture
The town is home to many historic buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as a museum with both art and artifacts of daily life in earlier centuries.
Military
Yegoryevsk was home to the 924th Center of Combat Application for UAVs, prior to the center being reincorporated in Kolomna as the 1327th UAV Combat Training Center in 2009.
Notable people
- Aliya Mustafina (born 1994), retired Olympic gymnast
- Vadim Romanov (born 1978), Russian professional football player and coach
Twin towns and sister cities
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Russia
Yegoryevsk is twinned with:
References
Notes
Sources
References
- {{ru-pop-ref. 2010Census
- "Перечень субъектов РФ".
- Resolution #123-PG
- Law #152/2004-OZ
- (2004). "Jane's International Defense Review: IDR.". Jane's Information Group.
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