Staraya Kupavna (, Old Kupavna) is a

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, located on the left bank of the Shalovka River (

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) east of

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. Population: .

History

It was first mentioned on 1348 named "New village on Kupavna" following the name of one of the numerous tributaries of

Klyazma The Klyazma (, ''Klyaz'ma'' or ''Kliazma''), a river in the Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Ivanovo and Vladimir Oblasts in Russia, forms a left tributary of the Oka.

flown nearby. Starting from 17th century it had a name of "Village of Demidov" as one as "Kupavna". Starting from mid-19th century it changed a name to current one. It was granted town status in 2004.http://web.archive.org/web/20250125061939/https://old.bigenc.ru/geography/text/5717802

Administrative and municipal status

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

as the

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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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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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