Dzerzhinsky (town)

Dzerzhinsky (town)

Dzerzhinsky ( _ru. Дзержи́нский) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia, on a bank of the Moskva River, fifteen kilometers south from the city of Lyubertsy. The western part of Dzerzhinsky is connected with Moscow. Population: 41,488 (2002 Census).

Lyubertsy–Dzerzhinsky railway is used for cargo transportation only; passenger line was dismounted due to inefficiency.

Town's industry comprises Heat and Power Central #22 ( _ru. ТЭЦ-22, CHP-22), reinforced concrete constructions factory, chemical industry.

Five secondary schools and one professional school operate in the town, as well as a musical school and a school of arts. Dzerzhinsky has a local newspaper "Ugreshskiye Vesti" ( _ru. «Угре́шские вести», "Ugresh news").

Town history closely interconnects with the history of Nikolo-Ugresh monastery, located in the town center. The monastery was founded ca. 1380 by the order of the Knyaz Dmitri Donskoi and was named after Saint Nicholas, who, as the legend says, Knyaz saw in the dream, in time of preparing for the long campaign against Mamai horde. In an effort to fight children homelessness, monastery was reorganised into a children labour colony in 1920; it was later transformed into a labour commune by Felix Dzerzhinsky.

In 1921, the colony spread outside the former monastery and an official settlement was established. In 1938, it received the urban-type settlement status, right after the commune dissolved. Town status was granted to Dzerzhinsky in 1981.

On March 31, 2006, Viktor Dorkin, the head of the Local Government Board, was shot dead ref|note1. Investigation constated that he was assassinated because of his professional career. One killer was detained before May 5, 2006 ref|note2.

On June 26, 2006 the special elections took place in the city of Dzerzhinsky, won by Alexey Pleshakov.

Sister cities

* Marmaris, Turkey
* Berkovitsa, Bulgaria
* Montana, Bulgaria
* Krasnoperekopsk, Ukraine
* Maloyaroslavets, Russia
* Ivanovo, Russia
* Gus-Khrustalny, Russia
* Ozyory, Russia
* Soligalich, Russia
* Zarechny, Russia
* Aleksin, Russia
* Gubkin, Russia
* Belomorsk, Russia

External links

* [http://www.ugresh.ru/ Official website of Dzerzhinsky] ru icon
* [http://www.dzerjinsky.net Dzerjinsky public forum ] ru icon

Notes

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# "Police in Moscow Oblast arrest one suspect in mayor's murder", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty: Newsline 06-05-05 [http://www.hri.org/news/balkans/rferl/2006/06-05-05.rferl.html#06] en icon


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