Zhukov (russian: Жу́ков) 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
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Zhukovsky District
Zhukovsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia:
*Zhukovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Bryansk Oblast
*Zhukovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, an administrative and ...
in
Kaluga Oblast
Kaluga Oblast (russian: Калу́жская о́бласть, translit=Kaluzhskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Kaluga. The 2021 Russian Census found a population of 1,069,904.
G ...
,
Russia
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, located on the
Ugodka River (
Protva
The Protva () is a river in Moscow and Kaluga Oblasts in Russia, left tributary of the Oka. It is long, and has a drainage basin of . 's
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
) northwest of
Kaluga
Kaluga ( rus, Калу́га, p=kɐˈɫuɡə), a city and the administrative center of Kaluga Oblast in Russia, stands on the Oka River southwest of Moscow. Population:
Kaluga's most famous resident, the space travel pioneer Konstantin Tsiol ...
, the administrative center of the
oblast
An oblast (; ; Cyrillic (in most languages, including Russian and Ukrainian): , Bulgarian: ) is a type of administrative division of Belarus, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Ukraine, as well as the Soviet Union and the Kingdom of ...
. Population:
History
It was founded in the early 17th century. It has been known as a settlement of Ugodsky Zavod () since 1656 due to the construction of an
ironworks
An ironworks or iron works is an industrial plant where iron is smelted and where heavy iron and steel products are made. The term is both singular and plural, i.e. the singular of ''ironworks'' is ''ironworks''.
Ironworks succeeded bloomeri ...
. In 1974, it was renamed Zhukovo () in honor of
Georgy Zhukov
Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov ( rus, Георгий Константинович Жуков, p=ɡʲɪˈorɡʲɪj kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ˈʐukəf, a=Ru-Георгий_Константинович_Жуков.ogg; 1 December 1896 – ...
, the most decorated general in Russian and Soviet military history, who was born there. In 1996, Zhukovo merged with neighboring Protva, was granted town status, and renamed Zhukov.
Geography
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Zhukov serves as 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
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or ...
of
Zhukovsky District
Zhukovsky District is the name of several administrative and municipal districts in Russia:
*Zhukovsky District, Bryansk Oblast, an administrative and municipal district of Bryansk Oblast
*Zhukovsky District, Kaluga Oblast, an administrative and ...
, to which it is directly subordinated.
As a
municipal division, 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 Zhukov is incorporated within Zhukovsky Municipal District as Zhukov Urban Settlement.
[Law #7-OZ]
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References
Notes
Sources
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External links
Official website of ZhukovZhukov Business Directory
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Cities and towns in Kaluga Oblast
Maloyaroslavetsky Uyezd