Staraya Kupavna (russian: Ста́рая Купа́вна, Old Kupavna) is a

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, located on the left bank of the Shalovka River (

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) east 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 million ...

. Population: .

History

Under the name of Kupavna (), it was first mentioned in the 14th century. It was granted town status in 2004.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, it is, together with five rural localities, incorporated within

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 Staraya Kupavna.Resolution #123-PG As a municipal division, the Town of Staraya Kupavna is incorporated within Noginsky Municipal District as Staraya Kupavna Urban Settlement.Law #82/2005-OZ

Economy

Over thirty companies are operating in the industrial area of the town, including: OJSC Pharmaceutical plant "Akrikhin", CJSC "Base #1 Chimreaktivov", CJSC "Textile firma Kupavna", OJSC "Zhelezobeton, OJSC "Moskhim", OJSC "Lakra Sintez", OJSC "Biserovsky kombinat etc.

Transportation

Kupavna railway station is located on the

–

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line from the town. Local buses link the town with Moscow,

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, and

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Politics

On November 23, 2009, the former mayor of Staraya Kupavna, Anatoly Pleshan, was convicted of taking a bribe for assisting a developer with getting an approval from the residents for construction of a high-rise condo and sentenced to seven years in prison.Interfax.ru
Экс-мэр Старой Купавны приговорен к семи годам лишения свободы

Culture and media

There is a cultural center "Akrikhin", named after local pharmaceutical producer Akrikhin. Weekly newspaper ''Staraya Kupavna'' was first published in 1998. Since 2004, ''Alternativnaya gazeta'' newspaper has been published, with over 10,000 copies in 2004-2006. In 2008, ''Molodaya Kupavna'' newspaper was first issued and TV channel Staraya Kupavna started broadcasting.

Religion

The Holy

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Russian Orthodox Russian Orthodoxy (russian: Русское православие) is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity, whose liturgy is or was traditionally conducted in Church Slavonic language. Most ...

church built in 1751 has recently been reopened after being closed in Soviet times.

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External links

Official website of Staraya Kupavna

Unofficial website of Staraya Kupavna
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