Labinsk

city Labinsk Лабинск flag coat of arms Federal district Southern Russia region Krasnodar Rajon Labinsk mayor Vladimir Sweschenez Founded 1841 Earlier names Labinskaya City since 1947 surface 46  km² population 62,864 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 1367 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 270  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 86169 Post Code 35250x License Plate 23, 93, 123 OKATO 03 417 Website labinskadmin.ru Geographical location Coordinates 44 ° 38 '  N , 40 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 44 ° 38 '0 "  N , 40 ° 44' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in the Krasnodar Territory

List of cities in Russia

Labinsk ( Russian Лабинск ) is a city with 62,864 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in the Krasnodar region in southern Russia . It is located on the right bank of the Laba River , about 180 km east of the regional capital Krasnodar . The closest city is Kurganinsk , around 30 km north of Labinsk.

history

Labinsk was founded in 1841 and was initially called Labinskaya (Лабинская) after the Laba River. Originally it was one of the fortresses that were built along a protective line north of the Caucasus and guarded by Cossacks . Initially mainly inhabited by these, the place developed into a not insignificant trading center by the end of the 19th century, the population of which also consisted of immigrant Russians and Ukrainians. In 1913 Labinskaya was connected to the railway network of the Russian Empire .

During the Second World War , Labinskaya was occupied by the German Wehrmacht from August 1942 to January 1943 and was liberated in the course of the North Caucasian Operation . In the post-war period, the place was quickly rebuilt and expanded to include new industrial companies. In 1947 he received city rights and the name Labinsk.

Population development

year	Residents
1939	30.003
1959	41,944
1970	49,982
1979	53,988
1989	57,958
2002	61,446
2010	62,864

Note: census data

Economy and Transport

Labinsk is considered to be the center of the food and light industry, another important company in the city is the Chimik paint factory . In the immediate vicinity of the city, mainly agriculture is practiced, which is favored by the fertile Chernosem soil there. Labinsk has a connection to the M29 trunk road and the Labinskaya train station with connections to Kurganinsk and via this also to other cities.

sons and daughters of the town

• Pawel Gorgulow (1895–1932), murderer of the French President Paul Doumer
• Rudolf Barschai (1924–2010), conductor and viola player
• Alexander Bukharov (* 1975), actor
• Pyotr Chamukov (* 1991), boxer

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 : Labinsk  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Labinsk District Administration website (Russian)
• Labinsk on mojgorod.ru (Russian)