Lakinsk (russian: Ла́кинск) is a

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Sobinsky District Sobinsky District (russian: Со́бинский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #38-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the center and the south of the oblast. The ar ...

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, located on the left bank of the Klyazma River, southwest of

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, the

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of the

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. Population:

History

It grew out of the village of Undol (), which was in the same area as the modern town and has been documented since at least the end of the 15th century. In 1889, a spinning-and-

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factory was opened near the village. As the factory developed, the village also grew. In 1927, Undol was granted work settlement status and renamed Lakinsky () after the local

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leader. It was granted town status and renamed Lakinsk in 1969.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lakinsk is directly subordinated to

.Resolution #433 As a municipal division, the

of Lakinsk is incorporated within Sobinsky Municipal District as Lakinsk Urban Settlement.Law #38-OZ

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Sources

* * {{Use mdy dates, date=November 2013 Cities and towns in Vladimir Oblast Vladimirsky Uyezd