Lukhovitsy () is a

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and the

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Lukhovitsky District Lukhovitsky District () is an administrativeLaw #11/2013-OZ and municipalLaw #180/2004-OZ district (raion), one of the thirty-six districts in Moscow Oblast, Russia. It is located in the southeast of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its a ...

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, located on the

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southeast of

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. Population:

History

It was first mentioned in 1594 as the settlement of Glukhovichi (), a

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of a

Ryazan Ryazan (, ; also Riazan) is the largest types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and administrative center of Ryazan Oblast, Russia. The city is located on the banks of the Oka River in Central Russia, southeast of Moscow. As of the 2010 C ...

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. It used to be called Lukhovichi () until the mid-1920s. In 1957, it was granted town status. The town grew rapidly after the transfer of testing (and later production) facilities of the

Mikoyan Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG" (), commonly known as Mikoyan and MiG, is a Russian aerospace and defence company headquartered in Begovoy District, Moscow. Mikoyan was the successor to the Soviet Mikoyan and Gurevich Design Bureau (Ми� ...

design bureau. Monument Mig-23

Administrative and municipal status

Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lukhovitsy serves as the

.Resolution #123-PG As an administrative division, it is, together with the

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of stantsii Chernaya, incorporated within Lukhovitsky District as the

Town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

of Lukhovitsy. As a municipal division, the Town of Lukhovitsy is incorporated within Lukhovitsky Municipal District as Lukhovitsy Urban Settlement.Law #180/2004-OZ

Transportation

The town is served by the

Tretyakovo Airport Tretyakovo Airport () is an airport in Lukhovitsy, Moscow Oblast, Russia located 25 km southeast of Kolomna and 56 km northwest of Ryazan. The airport is operated by Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG, Russian Aircraft Corporation "MiG ...

. A bus terminal is located here.

Trivia

Lukhovitsy is famous for growing

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