Kolchugino (russian: Кольчу́гино) is a

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and the

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Kolchuginsky District Kolchuginsky District (russian: Кольчу́гинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #64-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area o ...

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, located on the Peksha River (

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) some northwest of

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, the administrative center of the

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. Population:

History

Kolchugino was founded in 1871 as a settlement next to

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- annealing and

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-producing plants belonging to a

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merchant A. G. Kolchugin (hence, the name Kolchugino). It was granted town status in 1931.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Kolchugino serves as the

, to which it is directly subordinated.Resolution #433 As a municipal division, the

of Kolchugino, together with nine rural localities in Kolchuginsky District, is incorporated within Kolchuginsky Municipal District as Kolchugino Urban Settlement.Law #64-OZ

Economy

The town is well known for its tableware plant, founded by Alexander Kolchugin. Most of Russian tea glass-holders were produced in Kolchugino. ZAO Kolchugtsvetmet, also located in Kolchugino and founded in 1871, is the largest manufacturer of non-ferrous mill products in the

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* * {{Authority control Cities and towns in Vladimir Oblast Vladimir Governorate