Serpukhov

city Serpukhov Серпухов flag coat of arms Federal district Central Russia Oblast Moscow Urban district Serpukhov mayor Pavel Zalesow First mention 1339 City since 1374 surface 33  km² population 127,041 inhabitants (as of Oct. 14, 2010) Population density 3850 inhabitants / km² Height of the center 140  m Time zone UTC + 3 Telephone code (+7) 4967 Post Code 142200-142215 License Plate 50, 90, 150, 190, 750 OKATO 46 470 Website serpuhov.ru Geographical location Coordinates 54 ° 55 '  N , 37 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 54 ° 55 '0 "  N , 37 ° 24' 0"  E

Location in the western part of Russia

Location in Moscow Oblast

List of cities in Russia

Serpuchow ( Russian Се́рпухов ) is a major Russian city ​​with 127,041 inhabitants (as of October 14, 2010) in Moscow Oblast . It is located around 90 km south of Moscow on the Oka .

The geological step Serpukhovium is named after Serpuchow .

history

The city, which has existed since the 14th century, was expanded into a fortress in the 16th century to protect Moscow from the south. Even while standing on the Ugra , the city was the base of the army of the Grand Duchy of Moscow under Grand Prince Ivan III. been. After the Russian Empire grew southwards, it developed into a trading town and religious center, thanks in part to the two monasteries in its vicinity: the Vladichny and Vysotsky monasteries . The textile industry arrived in the 19th century. In the time of the Soviet Union , the industry was expanded, which today includes, among other things, mechanical engineering (e.g. the temporary car manufacturer SeAZ ), furniture and clothing manufacture.

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  Cathedral of Saint Nicholas

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  Former trading house

Population development

year	Residents
1897	30,571
1926	56,000
1939	90,727
1959	106,387
1970	124.293
1979	139.717
1989	143,618
2002	131.097
2010	127.041

Note: census data (1926 rounded)

Infrastructure

The city has several schools and educational institutions. It is located on the Russian trunk road M 2 , which leads from Moscow to Charkiw , as well as on the A 108 , which runs circularly around Moscow . Serpukhov also has a train station on the Moscow - Kursk line .

The Institute for High Energy Physics (IHEP) , located 15 km from Serpuchow in Protwino , is sometimes named after Serpuchow .

sons and daughters of the town

• Michail Balakin (* 1961), entrepreneur
• Nikolai Bogolepow (1846–1901), Minister of Education for the People
• Nadeschda Bykowa (1907–1997), architect
• Viktor Grischin (1914–1992), politician
• Antonina Lasarewa (* 1941), high jumper
• Stanisław Leśniewski (1886–1939), Polish philosopher, mathematician and logician
• Stepan Levitsky (1876–1924), chess player
• Wiktorija Lomasko (* 1978) artist and curator
• Oleg Menshikov (born 1960), actor
• Valentin Muratow (1928-2006), Turner
• Wiktor Prschijalkowski (1930–2016), computer engineer
• Gavrila Solodownikow (1826–1901), businessman, entrepreneur, philanthropist and patron

Town twinning

Serpukhov lists the following eighteen twin cities :

city	country
Alexin	Russia
Balaklija	Kharkiv, Ukraine
Bobigny	Île-de-France, France
Ceadir-Lunga	Gagauzia, Republic of Moldova
Çeşme	Izmir, Turkey
Danilovgrad	Montenegro
Forssa	Kanta-Häme, Finland
Ivano-Frankivsk	Ukraine
Lindau	Bayern Germany
Malojaroslavets	Russia
Mělník	Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic
Prawez	Sofia, Bulgaria
Richmond	Indiana, United States
Saslauje	Minsk, Belarus
Levjerodonetsk	Luhansk, Ukraine
Slutsk	Minsk, Belarus
Wraza	Bulgaria
Zhanjiang	Guangdong, People's Republic of China

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. ↑ Города-побратимы. Retrieved March 2, 2020 . 

Web links

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

• Unofficial website (Russian)
• Serpukhov Region website (Russian)
• Serpukhov on mojgorod.ru (Russian)