Lipetsk

Infobox Russian city
EnglishName = Lipetsk
RussianName = Липецк
Skyline =
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LatDeg = 52 | LatMin = 37 | LatSec = 00
LonDeg = 39 | LonMin = 36 | LonSec = 00
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CityDay = July 15
FederalSubject = Lipetsk Oblast
MunStatus = Urban okrug
InJurisdictionOf = Lipetsk Oblast
AdmCtrOf = Lipetsk Oblast
LeaderType = Head
LeaderName = Mikhail Gulevsky
Legislature = Council of Deputies
Charter = Charter of Lipetsk
Area_km2 = 318
AreaRank
Population = 506134
PopulationRank =
FoundationDate = July 15, 1703
Event1 = Town status
Event1Date = Sept 16, 1779
PostalCode = 398000
DialingCode = 4742
Website = http://www.lipetskcity.ru

Lipetsk ( _ru. Ли́пецк) is a city located in the Central Federal District of Russia. It is the administrative center of Lipetsk Oblast. It is located on the banks of the Voronezh River in the Don basin, 438 km southeast of Moscow.

History

Lipetsk was first mentioned in the 13th century chronicles. The name means "Linden city" and is cognate with Leipzig and Liepāja. [http://bibliotekar.ru/encMir/70.htm] In 1284, the city was destroyed by the Mongols.

In 1703, Peter the Great ordered construction of a cast iron factory in Lipetsk near the iron ore deposits for making artillery shells.

In 1779, Lipetsk became one of the principal towns of the Tambov guberniya.

In 1879, Lipetsk hosted a congress of members of Zemlya i volya.

The principal industries of Lipetsk include ferrous metallurgy, machinery, metalworking, machine tools, engines, chemicals, food, and clothing.

Lipetsk is one of the oldest mud bath and balneological resorts in Russia (first opened in 1805). Peat mud and chalybeate hydrocarbonate calcic springs are used to treat patients. Sulphate and chloride sodium water is used for therapeutic baths and drinking.Lipetsk is also the birth place of Andrei Gheorghe ( _ru. Андрей Георге), one of Romania's best and most controversial ^{[needs attribution]} radio and television figure.

Lipetsk is the home of the Lipetsk State Technical University, Lipetsk Teacher's Training College, and some other colleges.

At the Lipetsk Air Base air base north of the town, the 4th Center of Combat Application and Conversion of Frontline Aviation named after V.P.Chkalov is situated in Lipetsk.

The Lipetsk Air Center has long and glorious history. Its chief, colonel Kharchevski has become famous after trial air combats in the USA and being a personal pilot of President Putin.

The city is also served by the smaller Lipetsk Airport airport.

Near Lipetsk at Kuz'minskie Otverži ( Кузьминские Отвержки ), there is a 354.6 metres tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting, which belongs to the tallest of its kind in Russia. [http://www.victorcity.dxing.ru/Cities/lipetsk.htm]

Economy

The former steel combinate has been privatized in 1992 and Novolipetsk Steel

( [http://www.nlmk.ru NLMK] ) with approximately 48,000 employees and an 64% export ratio (2005) is one of the largest employers in the region. Other industry are another metallurgical plant "Svobodny Sokol" ("Free Falcon"), a tractor factory [http://www.ltz.lipetsk.ru/ LTZ] , solvent-extraction plant [http://www.liboil.ru/en/ Liboil] (largest rapeseed oil producer in Central Federal District and the second in Russia), pipe factory, a factory for refrigerators and household appliances, an ice factory, lathe factory, chemical factories, etc. Industry is mainly located south of Voronezh River.

Demographics

ister cities

External links

* [http://www.admlr.lipetsk.ru/eng/title/index.php Official site of Lipetsk Regional Administration] (Eng),(Rus)
* [http://www.lipetskcity.ru Official site of Lipetsk City Administration] (Rus)
* [http://eng.lipetsk.rosoez.ru/ Special Economic Zone in Lipetsk region] (Eng), (Rus)
* [http://lcci.lipetsk.ru/eng/engindex.html Lipetsk Chamber of Commerce and Industry] (Eng), (Rus)
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Lipetsk,+Russia&ie=UTF8&t=k&om=1&ll=52.610032,39.614296&spn=0.073905,0.21595 Satellite picture of Lipetsk by Google Maps]
* [http://www.aviation.ru/jno/Lipetsk97/ Show in Air Center, 1997]
* [http://www.aviation.ru/jno/LipetskWinter99/ Air Center frontward, 1999]
* [http://www.gorodlip.ru/ www.gorodlip.ru] (Rus)
* [http://www.lipetsknews.ru/ www.lipetsknews.ru] (Rus)