Lyublino District

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Lyublino District
District
Verhnie Polia Street, Lyublino District
Verhnie Polia Street, Lyublino District
Flag of Lyublino District
Flag
Coat of arms of Lyublino District
Coat of arms
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Location of Lyublino District in the City of Moscow
Coordinates: 55°40′30″N 37°46′00″E / 55.67500°N 37.76667°E / 55.67500; 37.76667Coordinates: 55°40′30″N 37°46′00″E / 55.67500°N 37.76667°E / 55.67500; 37.76667
CountryRussia
Federal subjectMoscow
Population
 • Estimate 
(2018)[1]
171,946
Time zoneUTC+3 (MSK Edit this on Wikidata[2])
OKTMO ID45389000
Websitehttp://lublino.mos.ru/
Coat of arms of Lyublino

Lyublino (Russian: Люблино) is a district of South-Eastern Administrative Okrug of the federal city of Moscow, Russia. Population: 165,759 (2010 Census);[3] 152,100 (2002 Census).[4] The district's area is 17.41 square kilometers (6.72 sq mi), making it the ninth biggest district in Moscow.[citation needed]

The building of once famous Durasov's krepostnoy theatre, a part of N.A.Durasov's estate in Lyublino.

History[]

In the mid-16th century, there was a village, known as Godunovo, on the shores of the . In the 1680s, for the first time, this area was mentioned as Godunovo-Lyublino. In 1772, it was mentioned simply as Lyublino.

During the 18th century, areas of Lyublino were owned by several Russian princes, the most notorious of them are Durasov family, who created Lyublino Park around their estate. In the 19th century Lyublino had been a simple town near Moscow, until a railroad was built there. After 1870 many workshops were built near the railroad station.

In 1866, Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was living in Lyublino. His impressions about summer spent in Lyublino were described in his novella The Eternal Husband. Also, the great Russian painter Vasily Surikov drew his famous masterpiece "Menshikov v Beryozove" there.

"Menshikov v Berezove" painting by Surikov

In 1925, Lyublino officially became a town, having absorbed all of the surrounding towns. During the Soviet Era Lyublino became a part of Moscow in 1960, as a part of Zhdanovsky District. In 1969 Lyublinsky District was separated from Zhdanovsky District. By the 1970s almost all of the single-storey buildings were destroyed, being replaced with apartment buildings.

References[]

  1. ^ "26. Численность постоянного населения Российской Федерации по муниципальным образованиям на 1 января 2018 года". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Об исчислении времени". Официальный интернет-портал правовой информации (in Russian). June 3, 2011. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  3. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (2011). Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года. Том 1 [2010 All-Russian Population Census, vol. 1]. Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года [2010 All-Russia Population Census] (in Russian). Federal State Statistics Service.
  4. ^ Russian Federal State Statistics Service (May 21, 2004). Численность населения России, субъектов Российской Федерации в составе федеральных округов, районов, городских поселений, сельских населённых пунктов – районных центров и сельских населённых пунктов с населением 3 тысячи и более человек [Population of Russia, Its Federal Districts, Federal Subjects, Districts, Urban Localities, Rural Localities—Administrative Centers, and Rural Localities with Population of Over 3,000] (XLS). Всероссийская перепись населения 2002 года [All-Russia Population Census of 2002] (in Russian).

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