Yegorievsk

city Egoryevsk Егорьевск flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Moscow Rajon Yegorievsk mayor Vladimir Valyavkov First mention 1462 City since 1778 surface 29  km² population 70,081 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 2417 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 140  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 49640 Post Code 140300-140306 License Plate 50, 90, 150, 190, 750 OKATO 46 212 501 Website administration.egorievsk.ru Geographical location Coordinates 55 ° 23 '  N , 39 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 55 ° 23 '0 "  N , 39 ° 2' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Moscow Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Sovetskaya Street in Yegorievsk

Egoryevsk ( Russian Егорьевск ) is a city and district center in Russia in the Moscow Oblast . It has 70,081 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) and is a good 100 km south-east of Moscow .

history

Alexander Nevsky Church in Yegorievsk

The place was first mentioned in 1462 as a village called Vysokoye . In the 16th century a church was built here that was named after St. George . The current name of the city comes from Yegor , one of the Russian variants of the name Georg. In the 17th and 18th centuries, thanks to its favorable position for trade relations between Moscow and the Ryazan region and between Kolomna and Vladimir , the place gained importance as a fairground . In 1778 it was granted city status and was initially called Yegoryev , and later Yegoryevsk .

After receiving city rights, Yegoryevsk continued to grow in the 19th century. Textile factories and other manufacturers, a water pipe, schools and many new church buildings were built here for the first time. At that time, Yegoryevsk was also considered an important center of the Old Orthodox of the Moscow area, which is still reminiscent of the Church of St. George from 1882.

Population development

year	Residents
1897	19,239
1926	30,100
1939	56,314
1959	59,341
1970	67.202
1979	72.204
1989	73,854
2002	68,303
2010	70,081

Note: census data (1926 rounded)

Economy and Transport

The textile industry is still more important in Yegorievsk. Other operations include a mechanical engineering factory, a furniture factory, a sawmill and several food factories. In the urban area, agriculture is practiced and phosphates and peat are extracted.

Via the nearby city of Kolomna , Yegoryevsk has a connection to the M5 highway and to the railway (Moscow – Kazan route ).

Attractions

• Alexander Nevsky Church (1897)
• Remains of the Trinity convent (19th century)
• Old Orthodox St. George's Church (1882)
• History and art museum
• Old school building in Art Nouveau style (1909)
• Palace of Culture (1929)

sons and daughters of the town

• Alexandra Jakobi (1841–1918), writer, journalist, publicist, publisher and feminist
• Georgi Blagonrawow (1896–1938), revolutionary and functionary of the CPSU
• Mikhail Jakuschin (1910–1999), fighter pilot and lieutenant general
• Eduard Uspenski (1937–2018), children's writer and screenwriter
• Marina Shirova (born 1963), athlete
• Maria Gurowa (* 1989), wrestler
• Valery Sholobova (* 1992), wrestler
• Alija Mustafina (* 1994), artistic gymnast

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)
2. ↑ Якушин Михаил Нестерович , airaces.narod.ru (Russian)

Web links

Commons : Yegorievsk  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• City website of Yegorievsk (Russian)
• Unofficial website (Russian)
• Yegoryevsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)
• Social Network (Russian)