Lipetsk

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Lipetsk (English) Липецк (Russian)

Location of Lipetsk on the map of Russia
Coordinates 52°37′00″N 39°36′00″E / 52.616667, 39.6Coordinates: 52°37′00″N 39°36′00″E / 52.616667, 39.6
Coat of Arms

City Day: July 15
Administrative status
Federal subject In jurisdiction of Administrative center of	Lipetsk Oblast Lipetsk Oblast Lipetsk Oblast
Local self-government
Charter	Charter of Lipetsk
Municipal status	Urban okrug
Head	Mikhail Gulevsky
Legislative body	Council of Deputies
Area
Area	318 km² (122.8 sq mi)
Population (as of the 2002 Census)
Population - Rank - Density	506,134 inhabitants 1,591.6/km² (4,122.2/sq mi)
Events
Founded	July 15, 1703
Town status	Sept 16, 1779
Other information
Postal code	398000
Dialing code	+7 4742
Official website
http://www.lipetskcity.ru

Lipetsk (Russian: 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.

1 History
2 Economy
3 Demographics
4 Sister cities
5 External links

[edit] History

MiG-19 on the plinth in front of 4-th Center of Combat Application and Conversion of Frontline Aviation

Historical notes:
1918–1919 - Squadron of Ilya Muromets air ships
1923–1924 - High pilot school
1924–1929 - 1-st squadron named after V.I.Lenin
1925–1933 - German aviation school
1929–1933 - Special 38-th sqadron
….

Lipetsk was first mentioned in the 13th century chronicles. The name means "Linden city" and is cognate with Leipzig and Liepāja.[1] 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 (Russian: Андрей Георге), one of Romania's best and most controversial^{[needs attribution]} radio and television figure.

Lipetsk is the home of the Lipetsk Polytechnic 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. [2]

Music fountain on the Great Peter Square

[edit] Economy

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

(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 LTZ, solvent-extraction plant 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.