Lukhovitsy (russian: Лухови́цы) is a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

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 Lukhovitsky District in Moscow 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 ...

, located on the Oka River southeast of

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

. Population:

History

It was first mentioned in 1594 as the settlement of Glukhovichi (), a votchina of a

Ryazan Ryazan ( rus, Рязань, p=rʲɪˈzanʲ, a=ru-Ryazan.ogg) is the largest city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 Cens ...

archbishop. It used to be called Lukhovichi () until the mid-1920s. In 1957, it was granted town status. The town grew rapidly after the transfer of testing (and later production) facilities of the

Mikoyan Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG" (russian: Российская самолётостроительная корпорация „МиГ“, Rossiyskaya samolyotostroitel'naya korporatsiya "MiG"), commonly known as Mikoyan and MiG, was a Russi ...

design bureau. Monument Mig-23

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lukhovitsy serves as the

of Lukhovitsky District.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with the

settlement Settlement may refer to: *Human settlement, a community where people live *Settlement (structural), the distortion or disruption of parts of a building * Closing (real estate), the final step in executing a real estate transaction *Settlement (fin ...

of stantsii Chernaya, incorporated within Lukhovitsky District as the

Town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

of Lukhovitsy. As a municipal division, the Town of Lukhovitsy is incorporated within Lukhovitsky Municipal District as Lukhovitsy Urban Settlement.Law #180/2004-OZ

Transportation

The town is served by the

Tretyakovo Airport Tretyakovo Airport (russian: Аэропорт Третьяково) is an airport in Lukhovitsy, Moscow Oblast, Russia located 25 km southeast of Kolomna Kolomna ( rus, Колóмна, p=kɐˈlomnə) is a historical city in Moscow Ob ...

. A bus terminal is located here.

Trivia

Lukhovitsy is famous for growing cucumbers; there is a monument of a cucumber in the town.

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* * {{Use mdy dates, date=July 2012 Cities and towns in Moscow Oblast Zaraysky Uyezd