Country Russia Population 172,525 (2010) | Area 12.87 km² | |
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Map of Lyubertsy
Lyubertsy (Russian: Люберцы; [ˈlʲʉbʲɪrtsɨ]) is a city and the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: 172,525 (2010 Census); 156,691 (2002 Census); 165,478 (1989 Census).
Contents
- Map of Lyubertsy
- Moscow metro dubrovka krestyanskaya zastava proletarskaya vykhino city lyubertsy
- Bek lyubertsy
- History
- Administrative and municipal status
- Economy
- Notable people
- References
Moscow metro dubrovka krestyanskaya zastava proletarskaya vykhino city lyubertsy
Bek lyubertsy
History
It was first mentioned in 1621 and was granted town status in 1925. It is sometimes described as a working class suburb of Moscow.
Lyubertsy was home to the Lyubers Soviet sports youth movement in the 1980s. During the perestroika years of the 1990s, the Lyubers, and by association Lyubertsy, formed a part of the emerging organized crime syndicates.
Administrative and municipal status
Within the framework of administrative divisions, Lyubertsy serves as the administrative center of Lyuberetsky District. As an administrative division, it is incorporated within Lyuberetsky District as the Town of Lyubertsy. As a municipal division, the Town of Lyubertsy is incorporated within Lyuberetsky Municipal District as Lyubertsy Urban Settlement.
Economy
Lyubertsy is a major industrial center. There are over twenty-five industrial enterprises and a large railway junction. Prevailing branches of industry are mechanical engineering, metalworking, production of construction materials, woodworking, and food processing.
The largest enterprises include: