Lyubertsy (Russian: Люберцы, IPA: [ˈlʲʉbʲɪrtsɨ]) is a city and the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia.
Demographics
Population: 224,195 (2021 Census); 172,525 (2010 Census); 156,691 (2002 Census); 165,478 (1989 Soviet census).
History
It was first mentioned in 1621 and was granted town status in 1925. It is sometimes described as a working class suburb of Moscow.
In 1909 International Harvester bought now defunct Uhtomsky factory which before produced railway air brakes and was called "New York" and was repurposed to produce agricultural equipment. It was closed in 2007.
Lyubertsy was home to the Lyubers Soviet sports youth movement in the 1980s. During the perestroika years of the 1990s, the Lyubers, and by association Lyubertsy, formed a part of the emerging organized crime syndicates.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lyubertsy serves as the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lyuberetsky District as the Town of Lyubertsy. As a municipal division, the Town of Lyubertsy is incorporated within Lyuberetsky Municipal District as Lyubertsy Urban Settlement.
Economy
Lyubertsy is a major industrial center. There are over twenty-five industrial enterprises and a large railway junction. Prevailing branches of industry are mechanical engineering, metalworking, production of construction materials, woodworking, and food processing.
The largest enterprises include:
- Kamov company. Ukhtomsky Helicopter plant named after N. I. Kamov (developer of the Ka-50 "Black Shark" and Ka-52 "Alligator" helicopters)
- Ukhtomsky machine-building plant, making equipment for raising livestock
- "Torgmash" joint-stock company produces manufacturing equipment
- A construction materials plant
- "Lyuberetskye carpets" collective
- "Belaya dacha" agricultural processing plant, a supplier for McDonald's
Notable people
- Sergey Abeltsev, politician
- Michael Belov, racing driver
- Yuri Gagarin, first human in space
- Alexander Menshikov, assistant of Peter the Great
- Sergei Lobanov, Russian Second Division football player
- Nikolay Rastorguyev, lead singer of rock group Lyube
- Boris Razinsky, Olympic champion association football player
- Vasily Yakemenko, youth politician
References
Notes
Sources
- Губернатор Московской области. Постановление №123-ПГ от 28 сентября 2010 г. «Об учётных данных административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области», в ред. Постановления №252-ПГ от 26 июня 2015 г. «О внесении изменения в учётные данные административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Московской области». Опубликован: "Информационный вестник Правительства МО", №10, 30 октября 2010 г. (Governor of Moscow Oblast. Resolution #123-PG of September 28, 2010 On the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Resolution #252-PG of June 26, 2015 On Amending the Inventory Data of the Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of Moscow Oblast. ).
- Московская областная Дума. Закон №81/2005-ОЗ от 28 февраля 2005 г. «О статусе и границах Люберецкого муниципального района, вновь образованного в его составе городского поселения и существующих на территории Люберецкого района Московской области муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №45/2012-ОЗ от 4 мая 2012 г. «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Люберецкого муниципального района, вновь образованного в его составе городского поселения и существующих на территории Люберецкого района Московской области муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №44, 12 марта 2005 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #81/2005-OZ of February 28, 2005 On the Status and the Borders of Lyuberetsky Municipal District, the Newly Established Urban Settlement Comprising It, and the Existing Municipal Formations on the Territory of Lyuberetsky District of Moscow Oblast, as amended by the Law #45/2012-OZ of May 4, 2012 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Lyuberetsky Municipal District, the Newly Established Urban Settlement Comprising It, and the Existing Municipal Formations on the Territory of Lyuberetsky District of Moscow Oblast". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).
