Obuchowo
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Obuchowo
Обухово
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Obuchowo ( Russian Обухово ) is an urban-type settlement in Moscow Oblast ( Russia ). It belongs to the Noginsk district and has 9,630 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010).
geography
Obuchowo is located on the Klyazma River , about 60 kilometers east of Moscow and 10 km west of the city of Noginsk , the capital of the Rajon . The place Monino borders immediately to the west of Obuchowo ; The city of Lossino-Petrowski is six kilometers north .
history
Obuchowo was first mentioned as a village called Obuchowka (presumably named after a local lord with the family name Obuchow) around 1573, but there is no further information about the place at that time. It wasn't until the beginning of the 18th century that the area became known for the construction of a gunpowder factory on the Klyazma bank. This was built up to 1708 by the English industrialist Andrew Stales († 1712), who had good relations with the Tsar's court and was therefore encouraged in his entrepreneurship by the then Emperor Peter I.
After the powder factory had ceased operations for economic reasons in the early 19th century and was closed, a textile factory was built in its place in 1852. In addition, a carpet factory was built in Obuchowo in 1857. This brought the place a considerable economic boom. Carpet production later took such a permanent place in Obuchowo's life that today's coat of arms represents a stylized carpet.
After the October Revolution of 1917, both the textile and carpet factories in Obuchowo were nationalized. The production was expanded and modernized further over the years and during the Second World War it was temporarily switched to armaments production. In 1958, both companies were merged into a combine . In 2002, however, the combine went bankrupt and has since been liquidated.
Since 2006, the neighboring village of Balobanowo has also been part of the Obuchowo settlement for administrative purposes.
Population development
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1939 | 6,172 |
| 1959 | 8,296 |
| 1970 | 7,703 |
| 1979 | 10,499 |
| 1989 | 11,359 |
| 2002 | 10,746 |
| 2010 | 9,630 |
Note: census data
Economy and Transport
After the carpet combine was dissolved, there are now only smaller businesses in Obuchowo, including a factory for sewing accessories, some construction and shipping companies and a large agricultural company.
The M8 trunk road , which is the most important road link in the town, runs directly through Obuchowo . The nearest railway station is in Monino, where there is a regional train station on a branch line of the Trans-Siberian Railway . From there there are connections to the Yaroslavl train station in Moscow.
Attractions
Among the most striking buildings in Obuchowo are the former carpet factory and two churches (the Peter and Paul Church in Obuchowo and the Trinity Church in Balobanowo).
Individual evidence
- ↑ 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)
