Lukh (russian: Лух) is an
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...
and the
administrative center
An administrative center is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.
In countries with French as administrative language (such as Belgium, Lu ...
of
Lukhsky District
Lukhsky District (russian: Лу́хский райо́н) is an administrative and municipal district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Ivanovo Oblast, twenty-one in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia.Law #145-OZ It is located in the east of the ...
of
Ivanovo Oblast,
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
, with a population of It is located on banks of the
Lukh River
The Lukh (russian: Лух) is a river in Ivanovo, Nizhny Novgorod and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Klyazma (Volga's basin). .
History
The foundation date of Lukh is not known, but it was a fortress in the Middle Ages and served to protect the Northeastern Rus from
Tatars
The Tatars ()[Tatar]
in the Collins English Dictionary is an umbrella term for different . The ramparts of the fortress from the 14th century have been preserved in the settlement. Lukh was first mentioned in 1342 as a village shown on a map. It belonged to
Metropolitan Cyprian, and in 1498 the
Lukh Principality was established and given to Prince
Fyodor Belsky. Whereas subordinate to the
Grand Duchy of Moscow, and then the
Tsardom of Russia
The Tsardom of Russia or Tsardom of Rus' also externally referenced as the Tsardom of Muscovy, was the centralized Russian state from the assumption of the title of Tsar by Ivan IV in 1547 until the foundation of the Russian Empire by Peter I ...
, the principality existed until 1584, when it was abolished and merged into the Tsardom of Russia.
During the
Time of Troubles
The Time of Troubles (russian: Смутное время, ), or Smuta (russian: Смута), was a period of political crisis during the Tsardom of Russia which began in 1598 with the death of Fyodor I (Fyodor Ivanovich, the last of the Rurik dy ...
, in 1608, Lukh accepted
False Dmitry II
False Dmitry II ( rus, Лжедмитрий II, Lzhedmitrii II; died ), historically known as Pseudo-Demetrius II and also called "тушинский вор" ("rebel/criminal of Tushino"), was the second of three pretenders to the Russian throne ...
as a Tsar, and until the end of 1609 was several times conquered by the forces by
Vasili Shuysky, which were subsequently driven back from the town.
In the course of the
administrative reform carried out in 1708 by
Peter the Great, Lukh was listed as a town in
Moscow Governorate. When the governorate was divided into provinces, Lukh became a part of
Yuryev-Polsky Province. In 1778,
Kostroma Viceroyalty (known since 1796 as
Kostroma Governorate
Kostroma Governorate (russian: link=no, Костромская губерния, ''Kostromskaya guberniya'') was an administrative division (a '' guberniya'') of the Russian Empire and the Russian SFSR, which existed from 1796 to 1929. Its adminis ...
) was established, and Lukh, which was the administrative center of
Lukhsky Uyezd, became a part of it. In 1797, Lukhsky Uyezd was abolished, and Lukh became a part of
Yuryevetsky Uyezd but retained the town status. In 1925, it lost the town status and downgraded into
selo. The status changed followed the initiative of the citizens of Lukh, who though that the Soviet legislation of the time was unfavorable towards possible agricultural activities in towns, and it would be more advantageous to have a rural locality.
In 1918, Yuryevetsky District was transferred to newly established
Ivanovo-Voznesensk Governorate. On June 10, 1929 governorates and uyezds were abolished, and Lukh became a part of
Puchezhsky District of
Ivanovo Industrial Oblast. It was a part of
Kineshemsky Okrug. On January 25, 1935 Lukhsky District with the administrative center in Luk was established.
On March 11, 1936 Ivanovo Industrial Oblast was abolished and split into Ivanovo and
Yaroslavl Oblast
Yaroslavl Oblast (russian: Яросла́вская о́бласть, ''Yaroslavskaya oblast'') is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast), which is located in the Central Federal District, surrounded by Tver, Moscow, Ivanovo, Vladimir, Kostr ...
s. In 1959, Lukh was granted urban-type settlement status.
Economy
Industry
There are enterprises of food, construction, and textile industries in Lukh.
Transportation
Lukh is connected by roads with
Vichuga
Vichuga (russian: Ви́чуга) is a town in Ivanovo Oblast, Russia, located northeast of Ivanovo. Population: 53,000 (1970).
History
Vichuga was first mentioned as a volost in the will of Ivan III in 1504. Marshal of the Soviet ...
,
Puchezh, and also has access to the highway which connects
Shuya and
Chkalovsk via
Verkhny Landekh. There is a regular bus traffic.
Culture and recreation
Lukh contains six cultural heritage monuments of federal significance and additionally thirty objects classified as cultural and historical heritage of local significance. The federal monuments are the ramparts of the Lukh Fortress, as well as four churches built in the end of the 17th and in the 18th centuries: The Assumption Cathedral, the Trinity Cathedral, the Resurrection Church, and the Transfiguration Church.
There is a local museum in Lukh. It was founded in 1981 and named after
Nikolay Benardos
Nikolay Nikolayevich Benardos (russian: Никола́й Никола́евич Бенардо́с) (1842–1905) was a Russian inventor of Greek origin who in 1881 introduced carbon arc welding, which was the first practical arc welding method.
...
, an inventor who lived in Lukh for an extended period of time.
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Urban-type settlements in Ivanovo Oblast
Yuryevetsky Uyezd