Lyubim ( rus, Люби́м, p=lʲʉˈbʲim) is a
town
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and the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Lyubimsky District in
Yaroslavl Oblast
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,
Russia
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, located by the
Obnora River (a
tributary
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of the
Kostroma River
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Prior to the flooding of t ...
). Population:
History
Known since 1546, it was granted town status in 1777.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the
framework of administrative divisions, Lyubim serves as the
administrative center
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In countries with French as the administrative language, such as Belgiu ...
of
Lyubimsky District.
[Law #12-z] As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lyubimsky District as the
town of district significance
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of Lyubim.
As a
municipal division, the town of district significance of Lyubim, together with
Lyubimsky Rural Okrug (which comprises seventeen
rural localities), is incorporated within Lyubimsky Municipal District as Lyubim Urban Settlement.
[Law #65-z]
Economy
Lyubim is home to a railway station and some wood-processing industry.
Notable people
*
Leokadiya Kashperova (1872 - 1940): Russian pianist and
Romantic composer.
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Cities and towns in Yaroslavl Oblast
Lyubimsky Uyezd