Kadom (, ) is an urban locality (an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...

) and the

administrative center An administrative centre 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 the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...

of Kadomsky District of

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, located on the Moksha River from

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. Population:

History

It has been known since 1209. It had town status until 1926, when it was demoted to a rural locality. Urban-type settlement status was granted to it in 1958.

Economy

Kadom is home to ''Kadomsky veniz'', which manufactures embroidery goods. There is also a woodworking and a dairy processing plant in the settlement.

References

Sources

External links

Unofficial website of Kadom

Website of ''Kadomsky veniz''
{{Authority control Volga Finns Urban-type settlements in Ryazan Oblast Temnikovsky Uyezd