Ust-Labinsk (russian: Усть-Лаби́нск) is a

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and the

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Ust-Labinsky District Ust-Labinsky District (russian: Усть-Лабинский райо́н) is an administrative district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Krasnodar Krai, thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 ...

Krasnodar Krai Krasnodar Krai (russian: Краснода́рский край, r=Krasnodarsky kray, p=krəsnɐˈdarskʲɪj kraj) is a federal subject of Russia (a krai), located in the North Caucasus region in Southern Russia and administratively a part of t ...

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Geography

The town is situated in the central part of

, at the confluence of the

Kuban Kuban (Russian language, Russian and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Кубань; ady, Пшызэ) is a historical and geographical region of Southern Russia surrounding the Kuban River, on the Black Sea between the Pontic–Caspian steppe, ...

and Laba rivers, 62 km to the east of

Krasnodar Krasnodar (; rus, Краснода́р, p=krəsnɐˈdar; ady, Краснодар), formerly Yekaterinodar (until 1920), is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The city stands on the Kuban River in southern ...

Population

Population: 39,456 (2020),

History

History of Ust-Labinsk dates back to 1778, when fort Aleksandrovskiy was founded at the confluence of Kuban and Laba rivers. The construction was finished in 1793, under the direction of general

Ivan Gudovich Count Ivan Vasilyevich Gudovich (russian: Граф Ива́н Васи́льевич Гудо́вич, tr. ; 1741–1820) was a Russian noble and military leader of Ukrainian descent. His exploits included the capture of Khadjibey (1789) and ...

. In 1794 ''

stanitsa A stanitsa ( rus, станица, p=stɐˈnʲitsə; uk, станиця, stanytsya) is a village inside a Cossack host ( uk, військо, viys’ko; russian: казачье войско, kazach’ye voysko, sometimes translated as "Cossack Arm ...

'' Ust-Labinskaya was established by the resettled

Don Cossacks Don Cossacks (russian: Донские казаки, Donskie kazaki) or Donians (russian: донцы, dontsy) are Cossacks who settled along the middle and lower Don. Historically, they lived within the former Don Cossack Host (russian: До� ...

.Azarenkova et al., p. 270. On May 28, 1958, it was granted town status and renamed. Two

Heroes of the Soviet Union The title Hero of the Soviet Union (russian: Герой Советского Союза, translit=Geroy Sovietskogo Soyuza) was the highest distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded together with the Order of Lenin personally or collectively for ...

( Alexander Geraskin and Ivan Ivaschenko) were born in Ust-Labinsk, as well as soviet engineer

Nikolay Popov Nikolay Popov (14 December 1931 – 4 February 2008) was a Russian engineer who went on to be the main designer of the renowned Soviet main battle tank, the T-80 The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed and manufactured in the f ...

(the chief designer of the

T-80 tank The T-80 is a main battle tank (MBT) that was designed and manufactured in the former Soviet Union and manufactured in Russia. The T-80 is based on the T-64, while incorporating features from the later T-72. The chief designer of the T-80 was So ...

), and football player

Anton Vlasov Anton Vasilyevich Vlasov (russian: Антон Васильевич Власов, born 11 May 1989) is a Russian former football defender. Club career He made his Russian Football National League debut for FC Anzhi Makhachkala on 28 August 2009 i ...

. The 'Pioneer Hero'

Abram Pinkenson Abram Vladimirovich "Musya" Pinkenson (5 December 1930 – November 1942) was a Soviet pioneer and schoolboy who was shot by the German occupying forces in 1942. Biography Abram was the son of a doctor, Vladimir Borisovich Pinkenson, and his wi ...

was shot by the Nazis in the town in 1942. Russian billionaire

Oleg Deripaska Oleg Vladimirovich Deripaska (russian: Олег Владимирович Дерипаска; born 2 January 1968) is a Russian billionaire and an industrialist. Deripaska enriched himself on previously state-owned assets that were privatized in ...

grew up in the town.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Ust-Labinsk serves as the

.Reference Information #34.01-707/13-03 As an administrative division, it is, together with two rural localities, incorporated within Ust-Labinsky 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 Ust-Labinsk. As a municipal division, the territory of Ust-Labinsk is incorporated within Ust-Labinsky Municipal District as Ust-Labinskoye Urban Settlement.Law #727-KZ The two rural localities are incorporated separately: the settlement of Dvubratsky is incorporated as Dvubratskoye Rural Settlement, while the ''

khutor A khutor ( rus, хутор, p=ˈxutər) or khutir ( uk, хутiр, pl. , ''khutory'') is a type of rural locality in some countries of Eastern Europe; in the past the term mostly referred to a single-homestead settlement.

'' of Oktyabrsky is a part of

Zheleznoye Rural Settlement Zalizne ( uk, Залі́зне, ; formerly Artemove ( uk, Арте́мове; russian: Артёмово) is a city in Toretsk municipality, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Population: ; 6,725 (2001). On 19 May 2016, Artemove was renamed to Zalizne, con ...

, both of Ust-Labinsky Municipal District.

References

Notes

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External links

Official website of Ust-Labinsk

Wiki of Ust-Labinsk
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Krasnodar Krai Populated places established in 1794 1794 establishments in the Russian Empire