Kolchuginsky district

Area - 1,170 km² (13th place in the region). The district is divided into two parts by the small river Peksha (lion. Tributary of the Klyazma ). There are no large natural lakes, but Peksha has a large Kolchuginsky reservoir .

Kolchuginsky district is located at the northeastern end of the Smolensk-Moscow Upland in the vicinity of the Klinsko-Dmitrov Ridge with a typical subtaiga landscape. The highest point in the region is 236 meters above sea level. In elevated places, the moraine relief of the last glaciation (10–15 thousand years ago) was preserved here. The moraines of the Kolchuginsky district consist of loam and clay with a significant amount of crushed stone, boulders and sand, often overlain by carbon-free covering loam. Spruce-small-leaved forests prevail in the region ^[3] .

Natural resources

The flora of the region has 594 species of vascular plants ^[4] . This is the floristically poorest municipal region of the Vladimir region, since it lies completely within the same natural region (the eastern smoothed outskirts of the Klinsko-Dmitrov Ridge, as well as a small fragment of Opole).

• Initially, the Kolchuginsky district was formed as part of the Vladimir province by the resolution of the NKVD on June 5, 1920. It included the Zavalinsky volost from Pokrovsky district , Davydovskaya and Esiplevskaya volosts from Yuryev-Polsky district . On June 13, 1921, during the liquidation of Pokrovsky Uyezd , Dubkovskaya and Korobovshchyna Volosts were added to the district.
• On May 8, 1924, by the decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, the Kolchuginsky District was liquidated and the Kolchuginsky Volost was transferred to Yuryev-Polsky Uyezd ^[5] .
• The region was re-formed on April 10, 1929 as part of the Alexander District of the Ivanovo Industrial Region from part of the territories of the Alexander District of Vladimir Province and the Yuryev-Polsky District of Ivanovo-Voznesenskaya Province .
• As of January 1, 1940, the district included the city of Kolchugino and 21 village councils: Bavlensky, Berechinsky, Bogorodsky, Vaulovsky, Davydovsky, Dubkovsky, Yeltsinsky, Esiplevsky , Zavalinsky, Zinovievsky, Zolotukhinsky, Kozhinsky, Korobovshchinsky, Litvinovsky, Lychevsky, Novobinsky, Novofinsky, Novofinsky, Novofinsky, Novofinsky, Novofinsky, Novofinsky, Novofinsky, Novofinsky, Novofinsky , Svyatkovsky, Snegirevsky, Florishchinsky ^[6] .
• On April 8, 1941, the city ​​of Kolchugino was categorized as a city of regional subordination, removed from the region, while remaining its center.
• Since August 14, 1944, the Kolchuginsky district as part of the Vladimir region .
• On August 30, 1948, the Kolchuginsky district was liquidated, a suburban zone of the city of Kolchugino was formed , administratively subordinate to the Kolchuginsky City Council.
• In 1963, the suburban area of ​​the city of Kolchugino was liquidated: 8 s / s ( Berechinsky. Vaulovsky, Esiplevsky, Ilyinsky, Korobovshchinsky, Litvinovsky, Lychevsky and Novobusinsky ) moved to the Yuryev-Polsky rural area ; 1 s / s ( Makarovsky ) moved to the Struninsky rural area ; 2 s / s ( Zavalinsky and Yeltsinsky ) crossed into the Sobinsky rural area .
• On January 12, 1965, the Kolchuginsky district was re-formed as a part of 11 village councils: Berechinsky, Vaulovsky, Yeltsinsky, Esiplevsky , Zavalinsky, Ilyinsky , Korobovschinsky, Litvinovsky, Lychevsky, Novobusinsky, Florishchinsky and the working village of Bavlen .
• In 1978, the Berechinsky village council was renamed Belorechensky in connection with the relocation of the center to the village of Belaya Rechka .
• In 1979, Korobovschinsky s / s was abolished with the transfer of settlements to the Belorechensky s / s .
• In 1981, the Bolshekuzminsky s / s was formed with the inclusion of part of the settlements of Lychevsky s / s .
• In 1983, the Pavlovsky s / s was formed with the inclusion of part of the settlements of Yeltsin s / s .
• In 1984, the village of Belaya Rechka was assigned to urban-type settlements, the Belorechensky village council was abolished with the transfer of settlements to the newly formed Razdolievsky village council ^[7] .
• In 1998, as a result of the reform, all village councils were transformed into rural districts.
• In accordance with the Law of the Vladimir Region of March 6, 2000 No. 11-OZ ^{[8], the} city ​​of Kolchugino and the Kolchuginsky District are merged into one municipality “Kolchugino District”.
• In accordance with the Law of the Vladimir Region of December 10, 2001 N 130-ОЗ, as the administrative-territorial unit of the region, the Kolchuginsky District retained its status ^[9] .
• In 2001, the working village of Belaya Rechka ^{[10] was} included in the city of Kolchugino , and the Vaulovsky rural district was liquidated.
• In 2004, the working village of Bavlena was assigned to the category of rural settlements, the Bavlensky rural district was formed .
• In accordance with the Law of the Vladimir Region of May 16, 2005 No. 64-OZ ^{[11], the} municipality "Kolchugino District" is endowed with the status of a municipal district consisting of 1 urban and 5 rural settlements. The city of Kolchugino became part of the municipal district as an urban settlement.

Urbanization

In urban conditions (the city of Kolchugino ), 81.6% of the population of the region live.

The Kolchuginsky district as a municipal district includes 6 municipalities , including 1 urban and 5 rural settlements : ^[26]

Settlements

There are 143 settlements in the Kolchuginsky district.

In the Kolchuga district, wheat, rye, barley, and oats are grown. Dairy and beef cattle breeding is developed.

The oldest metallurgical production in Russia ( Kolchugtsvetmet ), the oldest and largest production of cutlery and crockery made of nickel silver and silver ( Kolchug-Mitsar ).

The volume of shipped goods of own production by type of manufacturing ( 2008 ) - 14.77 billion rubles.

• Vedeneev, Valentin Ivanovich (1921-1988) - military pilot, participant in the Great Patriotic War, lieutenant colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Born in the village of Florischi.
• Zernov, Pavel Mikhailovich (1905-1964) - Director of the Design Bureau No. 11 ("KB-11"); Deputy Minister of Medium Engineering of the USSR, Lieutenant General of the Tank Engineering Service. Twice Hero of Socialist Labor (1949, 1956). Laureate of Lenin and twice laureate of Stalin Prizes. Born in the village of Litvinovo.
• Lyaskin, Grigory Osipovich (1897-1976) - Soviet military commander, major general. In the years 1918-1919. took part in the protection of the Soviet government, stood at the post at the entrance to the apartment and office of V. I. Lenin. During the Second World War he introduced himself to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Born in the village of Levashovo.
• Rachkov, Pavel Akimovich (1923-1947) - military pilot, participant in the Great Patriotic War, captain, Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Born in the village of Small Kuzminskoe.
• Seryugin, Mikhail Petrovich (1906-1975) - Soviet military commander, lieutenant general. During the Second World War, twice presented to the title of Hero of the Soviet Union. Born in the village of Ilyinskoye.
• Shmelev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1922-1986) - military pilot, participant in the Great Patriotic War, colonel, Hero of the Soviet Union (1945). Born in the village of Bludovo (now Birch Grove).

• Official site of the district administration
• On the website of the regional administration (inaccessible link)
• List of cultural heritage monuments of Kolchuginsky district in Wikigid