Yegoryevsk (Russian: Его́рьевск) is a town and the administrative center of Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the bank of the Guslitsa River 114 kilometers (71 mi) southeast of Moscow.

Toponymy

Yegoryevsk was named in honor of St. Egor (Saint George).

History

When it was founded in 1462, it was known as the village of Vysokoye (Высо́кое). It was granted town status in 1778.[citation needed] The new town was quite small with a population of only 280 males and 295 females, mostly consisting of merchants and burgesses.

Yegoryevsk was famous for its annual fairs, where bread was mainly sold. In the 19th century, Yegoryevsk became a center of the Russian textile industry. The Khludov brothers cotton factory has been in operation since 1845 - it has survived to this day and its clocktowers are one of the main sights of the town. A lot of the town's development happened from 1872 to 1901, under the mayor N. M. Bardygin[ru]. At his order, the Moscow architect I. T. Baryutin[ru] built the Egoryevsk Mechanical and Electrical Engineering School named after Tsarevich Alexei, and the Holy Trinity Mariinsky Convent was rebuilt.

Yegoryevsk is also an important center of Old Believers.

General view of Moscow street at the beginning of the 20th century
Kazan Church and the Red Cathedral (St. George)
Holy Trinity maiden Mariinsky monastery
Weaving factory M. N. Bardygin

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Yegoryevsk serves as the administrative center of Yegoryevsky District. As an administrative division, it is, together with sixty-two rural localities, incorporated within Yegoryevsky District as the Town of Yegoryevsk. As a municipal division, the Town of Yegoryevsk is incorporated within Yegoryevsky Municipal District as Yegoryevsk Urban Settlement.

Culture

The town is home to many historic buildings from the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as a museum with both art and artifacts of daily life in earlier centuries.

Military

Yegoryevsk was home to the 924th Center of Combat Application for UAVs, prior to the center being reincorporated in Kolomna as the 1327th UAV Combat Training Center in 2009.

Notable people

Twin towns and sister cities

Yegoryevsk is twinned with:

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 №152/2004-ОЗ от 25 ноября 2004 г. «О статусе и границах Егорьевского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований», в ред. Закона №146/2010-ОЗ от 26 ноября 2010 г «О внесении изменений в Закон Московской области "О статусе и границах Егорьевского муниципального района и вновь образованных в его составе муниципальных образований"». Вступил в силу со дня официального опубликования. Опубликован: "Ежедневные Новости. Подмосковье", №231, 4 декабря 2004 г. (Moscow Oblast Duma. Law #152/2004-OZ of November 25, 2004 On the Status and the Borders of Yegoryevsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises, as amended by the Law #146/2010-OZ of November 26, 2010 On Amending the Law of Moscow Oblast "On the Status and the Borders of Yegoryevsky Municipal District and the Newly Established Municipal Formations It Comprises". Effective as of the day of the official publication.).

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