Gus-Khrustalny (russian: Гусь-Хруста́льный) is a

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, located on the Gus River (a

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of the

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) south of Vladimir, the

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of the

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. Population: 65,000 (1970); 40,000 (1939); 17,900 (1926).

Etymology

The name of the town may be translated as "crystal goose", for it is known as one of the oldest centers of

glass Glass is a non- crystalline, often transparent, amorphous solid that has widespread practical, technological, and decorative use in, for example, window panes, tableware, and optics. Glass is most often formed by rapid cooling (quenchin ...

industry in Russia and stands on the Gus River. There are reasons to believe that its name is not derived from ''

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'' directly, but rather from the common Slavic term ''"goose"'' (in the respective languages) for a large (up to several gallons) bottle.

History

Gus-Khrustalny was founded in 1756 with the construction of a

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plant,

Gus Crystal Gus Crystal (russian: Гусевской хрустальный завод) is a Russian crystal manufacturer. The company is the oldest surviving manufacturer of Russian crystal and was founded in 1756 on the Gus River.Собств. корр. А ...

. It was granted town status in 1931. Gus-Khrustalny is one of the towns of the Golden Ring.

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Gus-Khrustalny serves as the

Gus-Khrustalny District Gus-Khrustalny District (russian: Гусь-Хруста́льный райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #130-OZ and municipalLaw #69-OZ district (raion), one of the sixteen in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located in the south of the oblast. Th ...

, even though it is not a part of it.Resolution #433 As an administrative division, it is, together with the

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of Gusevsky and one

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(the settlement of Panfilovo), incorporated as the

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of Gus-Khrustalny—an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the

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.Law #130-OZ As a municipal division, the Town of Gus-Khrustalny is incorporated as Gus-Khrustalny Urban Okrug.Law #145-OZ

Notable people

Rem Soloukhin Rem Soloukhin (russian: Солоухин Рем Иванович, 19 November 1930, Gus-Khrustalny (town) – 6 January 1988, Minsk) was a Soviet scientist, specializing in physics and mechanics. Biography Rem Soloukhin was born in a teac ...

, a Soviet scientist specializing in physics and mechanics.

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External links

Official website of Gus-Khrustalny

Gus-Khrustalny Business Directory
{{Golden Ring Cities and towns in Vladimir Oblast Melenkovsky Uyezd Golden Ring of Russia