Lyuban ( rus, Любань, p=lʲʊˈbanʲ) is a

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in Tosnensky District of

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, located on the

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southeast of St. Petersburg. Population: The median age is 40.9 and the population of Lyuban is 53.5% female.

History

It was first mentioned in the 15th century as a trade settlement. In 1851, a railway station was built and the development of the settlement of Lyuban-Gorka (), serving the railway station started. On June 3, 1917, Lyuban-Gorka was granted town status and renamed Lyuban. Lyuban was a part of

Novgorodsky Uyezd Novgorodsky Uyezd (''Новгородский уезд'') was one of the subdivisions of the Novgorod Governorate of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the southwestern part of the governorate. Its administrative centre was Veliky Novgorod. Dem ...

Novgorod Governorate Novgorod Governorate (Pre-reformed rus, Новгоро́дская губе́рнія, r=Novgorodskaya guberniya, p=ˈnofɡərətskəjə ɡʊˈbʲernʲɪjə, t=Government of Novgorod), was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Ru ...

. On August 1, 1927, the uyezds were abolished and Lyubansky District, with the

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in Lyuban, was established. The governorates were also abolished and the district became a part of Leningrad Okrug of

. On August 15, 1930, the okrugs were abolished as well and the districts were directly subordinated to the oblast. On August 19, 1930, Lyubansky District was abolished and Lyuban became a part of newly established Tosnensky District. Between September 1941 and January 1944, during

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, Lyuban was occupied by German troops.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with twenty-five rural localities, incorporated within Tosnensky District as Lyubanskoye Settlement Municipal Formation.Oblast Law #32-oz As a municipal division, Lyubanskoye Settlement Municipal Formation is incorporated within Tosnensky Municipal District as Lyubanskoye Urban Settlement.Law #116-oz

Economy

Industry

The main industrial enterprise is a lumber plant.

Transportation

The

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and the M10 Highway, connecting

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and St. Petersburg, run through the town. Lyuban is also connected by roads with Luga and with Kirovsk via

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Culture and recreation

Lyuban contains two cultural heritage monuments of federal significance and additionally eight objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. The federal monuments are the tombs of Pavel Melnikov and

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, engineers coordinating the construction of the railway. The tomb of painter Andrei Ryabushkin at the same cemetery is protected as a cultural monument of local significance.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=August 2012 Cities and towns in Leningrad Oblast Novgorodsky Uyezd Tosnensky District