Gus-Khrustalny

city Gus-Khrustalny Гусь-Хрустальный flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Vladimir Urban district Gus-Khrustalny mayor Vladimir Shalayev Founded 1756 City since 1931 surface 43  km² population 60,784 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1414 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 130  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 49241 Post Code 60150x License Plate 33 OKATO 17 420 Website gus-city.ru Geographical location Coordinates 55 ° 37 ′  N , 40 ° 39 ′  E Coordinates: 55 ° 37 ′ 0 ″  N , 40 ° 39 ′ 0 ″  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Vladimir Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Gus-Chrustalny ( Russian Гусь-Хруста́льный ) is a Russian city ​​in the Vladimir Oblast . It is located in the area of Meshchera Lowlands -Niederung, some 200 kilometers east of Moscow and 63 km south of the Oblasthauptstadt Vladimir . The city has 60,784 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010). The small river Gus , a left tributary of the Oka, flows through the city .

history

The name of the city - something like "Kristallene (city) on the Gus" - is still associated with the glass trade today; The river name Gus also means goose in Russian , which is also reflected in the city coat of arms, but has no etymological reference to the bird. The first lead crystal factory was founded here in 1756 and a settlement was built at the same time. The products of this factory have become famous nationwide over the centuries. In the 19th century the textile industry developed in the village. The place received city status in 1931.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	40,225
1959	54,158
1970	64,516
1979	71,598
1989	76,360
2002	67.121
2010	60,784

Note: census data

Attractions

One of the sights of international importance is the magnificent St. George's Cathedral, built between 1892 and 1902, with the monumental painting The Last Judgment by Viktor Wasnezow , today it houses an important lead crystal museum. As one of the oldest cities around Vladimir, Gus-Khrustalny belongs to the Russian Golden Ring .

To the east of the city is Russia's largest civil earth station , operated by the Russian Satellite Communications Company .

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  Entrance to St. George's Cathedral

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  Trade rows

sons and daughters of the town

• Sergei Korsakov (1854–1900), psychiatrist
• Rem Solouchin (1930–1988), physicist
• Pavel Rostovtsev (* 1971), biathlete

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Itogi Vserossijskoj perepisi naselenija 2010 goda. Tom 1. Čislennostʹ i razmeščenie naselenija (Results of the All-Russian Census 2010. Volume 1. Number and distribution of the population). Tables 5 , pp. 12-209; 11 , pp. 312–979 (download from the website of the Federal Service for State Statistics of the Russian Federation)

Web links

Commons : Gus-Chrustalny  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Gus-Chrustalny on mojgorod.ru (Russian)
• Unofficial website (Russian)