Gus-Khrustalny (russian: Гусь-Хруста́льный) is a

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, located on the

Gus River The Gus (russian: Гусь, lit. ''goose'') is a river in Vladimir and Ryazan Oblasts, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Oka. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

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of the

Oka River The Oka (russian: Ока́, ) is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga. It flows through the regions of Oryol, Tula, Kaluga, Moscow, Ryazan, Vladimir and Nizhny Novgorod and is navigable over a large part of its ...

) south of

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, the

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of the

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. Population: 65,000 (1970); 40,000 (1939); 17,900 (1926).

Etymology

The name of the town may be translated as "crystal goose", for it is known as one of the oldest centers of

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industry in Russia and stands on the

Gus River The Gus (russian: Гусь, lit. ''goose'') is a river in Vladimir and Ryazan Oblasts, Russia. It is a left tributary of the Oka. It is long, and has a drainage basin of .

. There are reasons to believe that its name is not derived from ''

goose A goose ( : geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera ''Anser'' (the grey geese and white geese) and '' Branta'' (the black geese). Some other birds, mostly related to the ...

'' directly, but rather from the common Slavic term ''"goose"'' (in the respective languages) for a large (up to several gallons) bottle.

History

Gus-Khrustalny was founded in 1756 with the construction of a

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plant,

Gus Crystal Gus Crystal (russian: Гусевской хрустальный завод) is a Russian crystal manufacturer. The company is the oldest surviving manufacturer of Russian crystal and was founded in 1756 on the Gus River.Собств. корр. А� ...

. It was granted town status in 1931. Gus-Khrustalny is one of the towns of the Golden Ring.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gus-Khrustalny serves as the

Gus-Khrustalny District Gus-Khrustalny District (russian: Гусь-Хруста́льный райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #69-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. Th ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Resolution #433 As an administrative division, it is, together with the

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of Gusevsky and one

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(the settlement of Panfilovo), incorporated as the

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of Gus-Khrustalny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #130-OZ As a municipal division, the Town of Gus-Khrustalny is incorporated as Gus-Khrustalny Urban Okrug.Law #145-OZ

Notable people

* Rem Soloukhin, a Soviet scientist specializing in physics and mechanics.

References

Notes

Sources

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External links

Official website of Gus-Khrustalny

Gus-Khrustalny Business Directory
{{Golden Ring Cities and towns in Vladimir Oblast Melenkovsky Uyezd Golden Ring of Russia